Lung epithelial permeability and bronchial responsiveness in subjects with stable asthma

Chest

Volumn 111, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1255-1260

  Del Donno, Mario ^a,b   Chetta, Alfredo ^a   Foresi, Antonio ^a   Gavaruzzi, Gilberto ^b   Ugolotti, Giorgio ^b   Olivieri, Dario ^a  

^a Azienda Ospedaliera   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

asthma; bronchial responsiveness; DTPA clearance

Indexed keywords

PENTETATE TECHNETIUM TC 99M;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; BRONCHUS REACTIVITY; CELL DAMAGE; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EXPIRATORY FLOW; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LUNG ALVEOLUS EPITHELIUM; LUNG CLEARANCE; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG INJURY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030954293     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.111.5.1255     Document Type: Article

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