Cytokines assay in peripheral blood and bronchoalveolar lavage in the diagnosis and staging of pulmonary granulomatous diseases

International Journal of Immunopathology and Pharmacology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 61-67

  Belli, F ^a   Capria, A ^b   Moraiti, A ^b   Rossi, S ^b   Rossi, P ^b,c  

^a SAN CAMILLO FORLANINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bronchoalveolar lavage; Cytokines; Interstitial lung diseases

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 2 RECEPTOR; INTERLEUKIN 6;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE RELEASE; HUMAN; LUNG FIBROSIS; LUNG GRANULOMATOSIS; LUNG LAVAGE; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOIDOSIS;

EID: 0033853458     PISSN: 03946320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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