Assessment of bronchial inflammation using an automated cell recognition system based on colour analysis

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1394-1402

  Berger, P ^a   Lavallee J ^a   Rouiller, R ^a   Laurent, F ^a   Marthan, R ^a   Tunon De Lara, J M ^a,b  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

Bronchus; Colour image; Human; Immunohistochemistry; Inflammation; Serial section

Indexed keywords

2 HYDROXYETHYL METHACRYLATE; ANTIBODY; CD3 ANTIGEN; CD68 ANTIGEN; CELL MARKER; CHYMASE; EOSINOPHIL CATIONIC PROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LEUKOCYTE ELASTASE; TRYPTASE;

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BRONCHITIS; CELL DENSITY; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN PRODUCTION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFLAMMATORY CELL; MICROSCOPY; OPTICAL DENSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REPRODUCIBILITY; SMOKING; STAINING;

EID: 0033391272     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.99.14613949     Document Type: Article

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