Lung immunopatholgy in cases of sudden asthma death

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 301-307

  Faul, J L ^a   Tormey, V J ^a   Leonard, C ^a   Burke, C M ^a   Farmer, J ^b   Horne, S J ^b   Poulter, L W ^b  

^a Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland   (Ireland)

^b ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

asthma; death; immunopathology; inflammation; lymphocytes

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CD8 ANTIGEN; FENOTEROL; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; SALBUTAMOL; SALMETEROL; STEROID; TERBUTALINE; THEOPHYLLINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EOSINOPHIL; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MACROPHAGE; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN DEATH; T LYMPHOCYTE; ACUTE DISEASE; ANTIGEN PRESENTING CELL; ASPHYXIA; BRONCHUS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFLAMMATION; LUNG; LYMPHOCYTE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ANTIGEN-PRESENTING CELLS; ASPHYXIA; ASTHMA; BRONCHI; DEATH, SUDDEN; EOSINOPHILS; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFLAMMATION; LUNG; LYMPHOCYTES; MACROPHAGES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; T-LYMPHOCYTE SUBSETS;

EID: 0030614713     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.97.10020301     Document Type: Article

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