Elevation of exhaled ethane concentration in asthma

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 162, Issue 4 I, 2000, Pages 1450-1454

  Paredi, Paolo ^a   Kharitonov, Sergei A ^a   Barnes, Peter J ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHANE; NITRIC OXIDE; STEROID;

ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MARKER; EXPIRED AIR; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG DEAD SPACE; MALE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDUAL VOLUME; TOTAL LUNG CAPACITY;

EID: 0033778349     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.162.4.2003064     Document Type: Article

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