Correlation between bronchoalveolar lavage (bal) fluid cell lysate histamine content and bal fluid eosinophil count in atopic and nonatopic asthmatics

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 309-312

  Louis, R ^a   Van Tulder, L ^a   Poncelet, M ^a   Corhay, J L ^a   Mendez, P ^a   Radermecker, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Asthma; Bronchoalveolar lavage; Cell lysate histamine; Eosinophils

Indexed keywords

HISTAMINE;

ADULT; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; CELL LYSATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EOSINOPHIL; FLUOROMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LUNG LAVAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031046471     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: 14230097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000237471     Document Type: Article

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