Eosinophils, mast cells, and basophils in induced sputum from patients with seasonal allergic rhinitis and perennial asthma: Relationship to methacholine responsiveness

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 58-64

  Foresi, Antonio ^a   Leone, Clementina ^b   Pelucchi, Andrea ^b   Mastropasqua, Berardino ^b   Chetta, Alfredo ^b   D'lppolito, Raffaele ^b   Marazzini, Luigi ^b   Olivieri, Dario ^b  

^a Servizio di Pneumologia e Fisiopatologia Respiratoria   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Airway inflammation; Allergic asthma; Basophils; Eosinophils; Mast cells; Seasonal allergic rhinitis; Sputum

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BASOPHIL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EOSINOPHIL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MAST CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPUTUM ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030744491     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-6749(97)70195-7     Document Type: Article

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