Evaluation of blood eosinophilia and the eosinophil cationic protein (ECP) in the serum of asthmatic children with varying degree of severity

Allergologia et Immunopathologia

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 304-308

  Vila Indurain B ^a   Munoz Lopez F ^b   Martin Mateos M A ^b  

^a HOSPITAL SANT JOAN DE DÉU   (Spain)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Bronchial inflammation; Childhood asthma; Eosinophil cationic protein; Eosinophil count; Severity of asthma

Indexed keywords

AUTACOID; EOSINOPHIL GRANULE PROTEIN; PLASMA PROTEIN; RIBONUCLEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; CHILD; EOSINOPHIL; EOSINOPHILIA; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; INHALATION TEST; MALE; MITE;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; ASTHMA; BLOOD PROTEINS; BRONCHIAL PROVOCATION TESTS; CHILD; EOSINOPHIL GRANULE PROTEINS; EOSINOPHILIA; EOSINOPHILS; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION MEDIATORS; MALE; MITES; RIBONUCLEASES;

EID: 0033219145     PISSN: 03010546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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