Airway function correlates with circulating eosinophil, but not mast cell, markers of inflammation in childhood asthma

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 789-793

  Rao, R ^a   Frederick, J M ^a   Enander, I ^b   Gregson, R K ^a   Warner, J A ^a   Warner, J O ^a  

^a SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

asthma; ECP; eosinophil proteins; EPX; histamine challenge; spirometry; tryptase

Indexed keywords

EOSINOPHIL CATIONIC PROTEIN; HISTAMINE; NEUROTOXIN; PEROXIDASE; TRYPTASE;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EOSINOPHIL; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG LAVAGE; MAST CELL; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFLAMMATION; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 0029842223     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.1996.tb00609.x     Document Type: Article

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