Correlation among urinary eosinophil protein X, leukotriene E4, and 11- dehydrothromboxane B2 in patients with spontaneous asthmatic attack

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1138-1144

  Oosaki, R ^a   Mizushima, Y ^a   Kawasaki, A ^a   Mita, H ^b   Akiyama, K ^b   Kobayashi, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

^b SAGAMIHARA NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

11 dehydrothromboxane B2; Bronchial asthma; Eosinophil protein X; Leukotriene E4; Spontaneous asthmatic attack

Indexed keywords

11 OXOTHROMBOXANE B2; ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LEUKOTRIENE E4; PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EOSINOPHIL; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; URINE LEVEL;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLERGENS; ASTHMA; BLOOD PROTEINS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; EOSINOPHIL-DERIVED NEUROTOXIN; EOSINOPHILS; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LEUKOTRIENE E4; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RIBONUCLEASES; THROMBOXANE B2;

EID: 0031667594     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2222.1998.00361.x     Document Type: Article

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