Interleukin 8 in the tracheobronchial aspirate of infants acts as a neutrophil chemotactic factor in the development of chronic lung disease

Pediatrics International

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 78-81

  Takasaki, Jiro ^a   Ogawa, Yunosuke ^b  

^a SAITAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Chronic lung disease; Interleukin 8; Neutrophil chemotactic activity; Tracheobronchial aspirate

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INTERLEUKIN 8;

AIRWAY; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; HYPEROXIA; INFANT; INFECTION; INTRAUTERINE INFECTION; NEUTROPHIL; NEUTROPHIL CHEMOTAXIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; TRACHEOBRONCHIAL TREE;

EID: 0033067888     PISSN: 13288067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-200X.1999.t01-1-01021.x     Document Type: Article

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