Serum Levels of Eosinophil Cationic Protein and IL-5 in Patients with Asthma without Systemic Corticosteroids

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 55-59

  Motojima, Shinji ^a   Tateishi, Kinji ^a   Koseki, Takashi ^b   Makino, Sohei ^a   Fukuda, Takeshi ^a  

^a DOKKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Kihara Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Andmiddot; IL 5; Asthma; Eosinophil cationic protein; FEV1; Serum

Indexed keywords

BECLOMETASONE; CORTICOSTEROID; EOSINOPHIL CATIONIC PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 5;

ADULT; AGED; ASTHMA; CELL ACTIVATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; AGED; ASTHMA; BLOOD PROTEINS; EOSINOPHIL GRANULE PROTEINS; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-5; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, IMMUNOLOGIC; RIBONUCLEASES;

EID: 0030678089     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: 14230097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000237719     Document Type: Article

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