Epithelial cells in nasal fluids from patients with allergic rhinitis: How do they relate to epidermal growth factor, eosinophils and eosinophil cationic protein?

Acta Oto-Laryngologica

Volumn 122, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 202-205

  Benson, Mikael ^a   Uddman, Rolf ^a   Cardell, Lars Olaf ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Allergic rhinitis; Eosinophil cationic protein; Eosinophils; Epidermal growth factor; Nasal fluid epithelial cells

Indexed keywords

EOSINOPHIL CATIONIC PROTEIN; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR;

ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EOSINOPHIL; EPITHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; NOSE MUCUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BLOOD PROTEINS; CELL COUNT; EOSINOPHIL GRANULE PROTEINS; EOSINOPHILS; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NASAL MUCOSA; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; RIBONUCLEASES;

EID: 0036218450     PISSN: 00016489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016480252814234     Document Type: Article

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