Theophylline's effect on neutrophil function and the late asthmatic response

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 251-257

  Kraft, Monica ^a   Pak, Juno ^a   Borish, Larry ^a   Martin, Richard J ^a  

^a NATIONAL JEWISH MEDICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

adenosine; Asthma; late asthmatic response; theophylline

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; THEOPHYLLINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE ACTIVATION; LEUKOCYTE FUNCTION; MALE; NEUTROPHIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0029793188     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-6749(96)70147-1     Document Type: Article

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