Sputum processing for evaluation of inflammatory mediators

Pediatric Pulmonology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 152-158

  Kim, Jung Soo ^a   Hackley, Grant H ^a   Okamoto, Kosuke ^a   Rubin, Bruce K ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic bronchitis; Cystic fibrosis; Dithiothreitol; DNA; Dornase alfa; Inflammation; Interleukin 8; Myeloperoxidase; Neutrophils

Indexed keywords

DITHIOTHREITOL; DNA; DORNASE ALFA; INTERLEUKIN 8; MYELOPEROXIDASE; PHOSPHATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC BRONCHITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFLAMMATION; LEUKOCYTE ACTIVATION; MEASUREMENT; METHODOLOGY; MICROFLUOROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SOLUBILITY; SPUTUM ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BRONCHITIS; CHILD; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE I; DNA; EXPECTORANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; INTERLEUKIN-8; MALE; PEROXIDASE; POLYMERS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SPECIMEN HANDLING; SPUTUM;

EID: 0034897549     PISSN: 87556863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppul.1101     Document Type: Article

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