Nitric oxide levels in exhaled air and inducible nitric oxide synthase immunolocalization in pulmonary sarcoidosis

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 822-827

  Moodley, Y P ^a   Chetty, R ^b   Lalloo, U G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATAL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Exhaled nitric oxide; Inducible nitric oxide synthase; Nitric oxide sarcoidosis

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INDUCTION; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG SARCOIDOSIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BIOPSY; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; BRONCHOSCOPY; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RESPIRATORY MUCOSA; SARCOIDOSIS, PULMONARY; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 0032708623     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3003.1999.14d17.x     Document Type: Article

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