Elevated concentrations of human neutrophil peptides in plasma, blood, and body fluids from patients with infections

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1134-1142

  Ihi, Toshihiko ^a   Nakazato, Masamitsu ^a   Mukae, Hiroshi ^a   Matsukura, Shigeru ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIYAZAKI   (Japan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DEFENSIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BLOOD; BODY FLUID; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION; LUNG LAVAGE; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUTROPHIL; PEPTIDE ANALYSIS; PLASMA; PLEURA FLUID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSED PHASE HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; URINE;

EID: 0030785439     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/516075     Document Type: Article

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