Morphometric analysis of bronchial cartilage in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and bronchial asthma

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 159, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 1005-1013

  Haraguchi, Masahiko ^a   Shimura, Sanae ^a   Shirato, Kunio ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHUS; CARTILAGE CELL; CARTILAGE DEGENERATION; CHRONIC BRONCHITIS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; HUMAN; LUNG EMPHYSEMA; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; NEUTROPHIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE;

EID: 0032986214     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.159.3.9712144     Document Type: Article

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