Endothelin-1 and interleukin-8 in high altitude pulmonary oedema

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1947-1949

  Droma, Y ^a   Hayano, T ^a   Takabayashi, Y ^a   Koizumi, T ^a   Kubo, K ^a   Kobayashi, T ^a   Sekiguchi, M ^a  

^a SHINSHU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adhesion molecules; Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid; Cytokine; Pulmonary hypertension

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIN 1; INTERCELLULAR ADHESION MOLECULE 1; INTERLEUKIN 8;

ADULT; ALTITUDE; ALTITUDE DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; LUNG EDEMA; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; VASOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 0029814702     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.96.09091947     Document Type: Article

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