Nasal lavage as a tool in assessing acute inflammation in response to inhaled pollutants

Toxicology

Volumn 60, Issue 1-2, 1990, Pages 15-25

  Koren, Hillel S ^a   Hatch, Gary E ^a   Graham, Delores E ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute inflammation; Inhaled pollutants; Nasal lavage

Indexed keywords

OZONE; TRYPTASE;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INHALATION; LAVAGE; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; NEUTROPHIL; NORMAL HUMAN; NOSE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS; ALBUMINS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; GLYCOPROTEINS; HUMAN; IRRIGATION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; NASAL MUCOSA; NEUTROPHILS; OZONE; RHINITIS; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0025190331     PISSN: 0300483X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0300-483X(90)90159-E     Document Type: Article

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