Comparison of cellular composition of induced sputum analyzed with wright staining and immunocytochemistry

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 108, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 521-523

  Lemière, Catherine ^a   Taha, Rame ^b   Olivenstein, Ron ^b   Hamid, Qutayba ^b  

^a HÔPITAL DU SACRÉ COEUR DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asthma; Cell count; Immunocytochemistry; Induced sputum

Indexed keywords

MAJOR BASIC PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CELL COMPOSITION; CELL COUNT; EOSINOPHIL; EPITHELIUM CELL; GIEMSA STAIN; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOCYTOTOXICITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG LAVAGE; LYMPHOCYTE; MACROPHAGE; NEUTROPHIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SPUTUM ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034774886     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mai.2001.117935     Document Type: Article

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