Biology of the cell in bronchial asthma: Interesting new methods - Intracellular determination of cytokines in T-cells and of basic proteins in eosinophilic granulocytes using flow cytometry;Zellbiologie des asthma bronchiale: Interessante neue methoden. Intrazellulare bestimmung von zytokinen in T-zellen und von basischen proteinen in eosinophilen granulozyten mit hilfe der durchflusszytometrie

Pneumologie

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 381-385

  Krug, N ^a   Schauer, U ^b   Wagner, T O F ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b ST JOSEF HOSPITAL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASIC PROTEIN; CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 5;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CYTOLOGY; EOSINOPHIL; FLOW CYTOMETRY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ASTHMA; BLOOD PROTEINS; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; CYTOKINES; EOSINOPHIL GRANULE PROTEINS; EOSINOPHILS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION MEDIATORS; INTRACELLULAR FLUID; RIBONUCLEASES; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 0030950983     PISSN: 09348387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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