Eotaxin in serum of patients with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Relationship with eosinophil cationic protein and lung function

Mediators of Inflammation

Volumn 9, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 175-179

  Jahnz Rozyk, K ^a   Plusa, T ^a   Mierzejewska, J ^a  

^a CENTRAL CLINICAL HOSPITAL   (Poland)

Author keywords

Asthma; COPD; Eosinophil cationic protein; Eotaxin

Indexed keywords

EOSINOPHIL CATIONIC PROTEIN; EOTAXIN;

ADULT; AGED; ALLERGIC REACTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BINDING AFFINITY; BLOOD SAMPLING; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; BRONCHUS SECRETION; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY CELL; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ASTHMA; BLOOD PROTEINS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHEMOKINES, CC; CYTOKINES; EOSINOPHIL GRANULE PROTEINS; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION MEDIATORS; LUNG; LUNG DISEASES, OBSTRUCTIVE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RIBONUCLEASES;

BRONCHUS;

EID: 0033663301     PISSN: 09629351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09629350020008691     Document Type: Article

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