Nitrite levels in breath condensate of patients with cystic fibrosis is elevated in contrast to exhaled nitric oxide

Thorax

Volumn 53, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 680-684

  Ho, L P ^a   Innes, J A ^a   Greening, A P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Airways inflammation; Breath condensate; Cystic fibrosis; Exhaled NO; Nitrite

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MALE; NITROGEN METABOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031848430     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.53.8.680     Document Type: Article

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