Eridothelin immunoreactivity of airway epithelium in asthmatic patients

The Lancet

Volumn 337, Issue 8743, 1991, Pages 697-701

  Springall, D R ^a   Counihan, H ^a   Polak, J M ^a   Howarth, P H ^b   Djukanovic, R ^b   Holgate, S T ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIN 1;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BIOPSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY EPITHELIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASTHMA; BIOPSY; BRONCHI; BRONCHOSCOPY; ENDOTHELINS; EPITHELIUM; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; SKIN TESTS; STAINING AND LABELING; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0025980657     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0140-6736(91)90279-X     Document Type: Article

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