Levels of amino acids and related compounds in bronchoalveolar lavage fluids of asthmatic patients

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 155, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 432-435

  Hofford, James M ^a   Milakofsky, Louis ^a   Pell, Sidney ^a   Fish, James E ^a   Peters, Stephen P ^a   Pollice, Mary ^a   Vogel, Wolfgang H ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; ASPARAGINE; CYTOKINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; PHOSPHOETHANOLAMINE; TAURINE;

ADULT; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031051934     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.155.2.9032174     Document Type: Article

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