The effect of inhaled leukotriene D4 and methacholine on sputum cell differentials in asthma

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 155, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1247-1253

  Diamant, Zuzana ^a   Hiltermann, Jeroen T ^a   Van Rensen, Elizabeth L ^a   Callenbach, Petra M ^a   Veselic Charvat, Maud ^a   Van Der Veen, Hilly ^a   Sont, Jacob K ^a   Sterk, Peter J ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEUKOTRIENE D4; METHACHOLINE;

ADULT; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EOSINOPHILIA; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY CELL; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; LEUKOCYTE DIFFERENTIAL COUNT; LUNG INFILTRATE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPUTUM ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030902575     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.155.4.9105062     Document Type: Article

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