Dissociation between airway inflammation and airway hyperresponsiveness in allergic asthma

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 157, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 4-9

  Crimi, Emanuele ^b   Spanevello, Antonio ^b   Neri, Margherita ^b   Ind, Philip W ^b   Rossi, Giovanni A ^b   Brusasco, Vito ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EOSINOPHIL CATIONIC PROTEIN; METHACHOLINE;

ADULT; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ARTICLE; BRONCHITIS; BRONCHUS BIOPSY; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EOSINOPHIL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLAMMATORY CELL; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG LAVAGE; MACROPHAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031917809     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.157.1.9703002     Document Type: Article

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