The macrophagic activity of patients affected by pneumonia or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

International Journal of Tissue Reactions

Volumn 18, Issue 4-6, 1996, Pages 109-114

  Ferrara, Franca ^a   D'Adda, D ^b   Falchi, M ^a   Dall'asta, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTRACELLULAR KILLING; LUNG ALVEOLUS MACROPHAGE; MACROPHAGE FUNCTION; MALE; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PNEUMONIA;

ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES, OBSTRUCTIVE; MACROPHAGES, ALVEOLAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PNEUMONIA;

EID: 0030437644     PISSN: 02500868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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