Eosinophilic inflammation in cough variant asthma

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1064-1069

  Niimi, A ^a   Amitani, R ^a   Suzuki, K ^a   Tanaka, E ^a   Murayama, T ^a   Kuze, F ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bronchial biopsy; Broncho alveolar lavage; Cough variant asthma; Eosinophil cationic protein; Eosinophils; Inflammation

Indexed keywords

EOSINOPHIL CATIONIC PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL FEATURE; COUGHING; DISEASE SEVERITY; EOSINOPHILIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG LAVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; TRANSBRONCHIAL BIOPSY;

ADULT; AGED; ASTHMA; BIOPSY; BLOOD CELLS; BLOOD PROTEINS; BRONCHI; BRONCHITIS; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; COUGH; EOSINOPHIL GRANULE PROTEINS; EOSINOPHILS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION MEDIATORS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RIBONUCLEASES;

EID: 0031816258     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.11051064     Document Type: Article

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