Dysfunction of pulmonary surfactant in asthmatics after segmental allergen challenge

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 159, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1803-1809

  Hohlfeld, Jens M ^a,b,c   Ahlf, Kim ^a,b,c   Enhorning, Coran ^a,b,c   Balke, Kerstin ^a,b,c   Erpenbeck, Veit J ^a,b,c   Petschallies, Jan ^a,b,c   Hoymann, Heinz G ^a,b,c   Fabel, Helmut ^a,b,c   Krug, Norbert ^a,b,c  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR TOXICOLOGY AND EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; LUNG SURFACTANT; PHOSPHOLIPID; PROTEIN;

ADULT; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EOSINOPHIL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PHOSPHOLIPID BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SURFACE TENSION;

EID: 0032989315     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.159.6.9806145     Document Type: Article

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