Effect of arginine on mucociliary function in primary ciliary dyskinesia

Lancet

Volumn 352, Issue 9125, 1998, Pages 371-372

  Loukides, Stelios ^b   Kharitonov, Sergei ^b   Wodehouse, Teresa ^b   Cole, Peter J ^b   Barnes, Peter J ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; CYCLIC GMP; NITRIC OXIDE; PROSTAGLANDIN E2;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CILIARY DYSKINESIA; CILIARY MOTILITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MUCOCILIARY CLEARANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0032146308     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(05)60471-0     Document Type: Article

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