Analysis of immunoglobulins in sarcoidosis

Sarcoidosis Vasculitis and Diffuse Lung Disease

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 139-145

  Bergmann, Martin ^a,d   Jonasson, Stefan ^a   Klause, Norbert ^a   Engler, Friedhelm ^a   Kirsten, Detlef ^b   Barth, Juergen ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b KRANKENHAUS GROSSHANSDORF   (Germany)

^c Onkologische Nachsorgeklinik K ^*  (Germany)

^d NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

BAL; Immunoglobulins; Sarcoidosis; Western blot

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G1; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G2; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G3; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G4; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITOMETRY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN PRODUCTION; ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SARCOIDOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; BLOTTING, WESTERN; DENSITOMETRY; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SARCOIDOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 0030826553     PISSN: 11240490     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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