A possible mechanism of primary ciliary dyskinesia: A case of a segmental defect in ciliary microtubules

Internal Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 602-606

  Ishii, Sumiyasu ^a   Minato, Koichi ^a   Hagiwara, Haruo ^a   Yonezu, Mayumi ^a   Shimomura, Kenju ^a   Iizuka, Kunihiko ^a   Dobashi, Kunio ^a   Fukusato, Toshio ^a   Mori, Masatomo ^a  

^a GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Transmission electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; TECHNETIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRONCHIECTASIS; BRONCHITIS; CASE REPORT; CILIARY DYSKINESIA; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EUKARYOTIC FLAGELLUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MICROTUBULE; PATHOLOGY; SCINTISCANNING; SINUSITIS; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ADOLESCENT; BRONCHIECTASIS; BRONCHITIS; CILIA; CILIARY MOTILITY DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MICROTUBULES; SINUSITIS; TECHNETIUM;

EID: 0033158381     PISSN: 09182918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.38.602     Document Type: Article

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