Glutathione in induced sputum of healthy individuals and patients with asthma

Thorax

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 13-18

  Dauletbaev, N ^a   Rickmann, J ^a   Viel, K ^a   Buhl, R ^b   Wagner, T O F ^a   Bargon, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL FRANKFURT   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER MAINZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Asthma; Glutathione; Glutathione disulfide; Induced sputum

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; CORTICOSTEROID; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE DISULFIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHUS SECRETION; CELL VIABILITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA LEVEL; SPUTUM LEVEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASTHMA; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE DISULFIDE; HUMANS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; SALIVA; SPUTUM;

EID: 0035149356     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thorax.56.1.13     Document Type: Article

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