Endothelin in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid is increased in lung-transplanted patients

Scandinavian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 113-116

  Aarnio, Pertti ^a   Tukiainen, Pentti ^a   Taskinen, Eero ^a   Harjula, Ari ^a   Fyhrquist, Frej ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bronchoalveolar lavage; Endothelin; Lung transplantation

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOSPORIN; ENDOTHELIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LUNG LAVAGE; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MYCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0029911969     PISSN: 00365580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14017439609107255     Document Type: Article

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