Do sputum eosinophils and ECP relate to the severity of asthma?

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1809-1813

  Ronchi, M C ^b   Piragino, C ^a   Rosi, E ^a   Stendardi, L ^b   Tanini, A ^a   Galli, G ^a   Duranti, R ^a   Scano, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b Fondazione Pro Juventute Don C G   (Italy)

Author keywords

Asthma; Eosinophilic cationic protein; Sputum

Indexed keywords

EOSINOPHIL CATIONIC PROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EOSINOPHILIA; FEMALE; FLUOROIMMUNOASSAY; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SPUTUM CYTODIAGNOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASTHMA; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BLOOD PROTEINS; CELL COUNT; EOSINOPHIL GRANULE PROTEINS; EOSINOPHILS; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HISTAMINE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION MEDIATORS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RIBONUCLEASES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPUTUM;

EID: 0030815564     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.97.10081809     Document Type: Article

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