Immunohistochemically stained activated eosinophils in sputum in patients with asthma

Respiration

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 183-188

  Jang, An Soo ^a   Choi, Inseon S ^a,b   Park, Chang Soo ^b  

^a Seonam University   (South Korea)

^b Chonnam National University Medical School   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Asthma; EG2+ eosinophils; Sputum

Indexed keywords

ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; BUDESONIDE; EOSINOPHIL CATIONIC PROTEIN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; PREDNISOLONE; SALBUTAMOL; STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CELL ACTIVATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EOSINOPHIL; FEMALE; FLUOROIMMUNOASSAY; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPUTUM ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034109741     PISSN: 00257931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000029484     Document Type: Article

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