Eosinophilic and neutrophilic inflammation in asthma, chronic bronchitis, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 1993, Pages 537-548

  Lacoste, Jean Yves ^a   Bousquet, Jean ^a   Chanez, Pascal ^a   Van Vyve, Thierry ^a   Simony Lafontaine, Joelle ^a   Lequeu, Nadine ^a   Vic, Patrice ^a   Enander, Ingrid ^a   Godard, Philippe ^a   Michel, François Bernard ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MYELOPEROXIDASE;

ADULT; AIRWAY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHITIS; BRONCHUS BIOPSY; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRANULATION; EOSINOPHIL; HUMAN; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; LUNG LAVAGE; NEUTROPHIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; ASTHMA; BLOOD PROTEINS; BRONCHITIS; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EOSINOPHILS; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LUNG DISEASES, OBSTRUCTIVE; MIDDLE AGE; NEUTROPHILS; PEROXIDASE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS;

EID: 0027375511     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0091-6749(93)90078-T     Document Type: Article

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