Endothelin-1 expression in serum and bronchoalveolar lavage from patients with active Behçet's disease

Revmatologiia

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 357-358

  Hamzaoui, A ^a   Hamzaoui, K ^a   Chabbou, A ^a   Ayed, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUNIS EL MANAR   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Beh et's disease; Endothelin 1

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIN 1;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHCET DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SERUM;

ADULT; BEHCET SYNDROME; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; ENDOTHELINS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0029932266     PISSN: 13100505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/35.4.357     Document Type: Article

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