Airway inflammation in mild intermittent and in persistent asthma

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 157, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 403-409

  Vignola, Antonio M ^b   Chanez, Pascal ^b   Campbell, Alison M ^b   Souques, Françoise ^b   Lebel, Bernard ^b   Enander, Ingrid ^b   Bousquet, Jean ^a  

^a HÔPITAL ARNAUD DE VILLENEUVE   (France)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CARBACHOL; EOSINOPHIL CATIONIC PROTEIN; HISTAMINE; SALBUTAMOL;

ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHUS BIOPSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EOSINOPHIL; FEMALE; FIBEROPTIC BRONCHOSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFLAMMATION; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; MAST CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION;

EID: 0031912740     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.157.2.96-08040     Document Type: Article

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