Urinary desmosine excretion in acute exacerbations of COPD: A preliminary report

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 110-114

  Fiorenza, D ^a   Viglio, S ^a   Lupi, A ^a   Baccheschi, J ^a   Tinelli, C ^a   Trisolini, R ^a   Iadarola, P ^a   Luisetti, M ^a   Snider, G L ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Elastin; High performance capillary electrophoresis; Micellar electrokinetic chromatography

Indexed keywords

AMINOPHYLLINE; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; BECLOMETASONE; CEFOTAXIME; DESMOSINE; ELASTIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; OXITROPIUM BROMIDE; OXYGEN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INFLAMMATION; LUNG VENTILATION; MALE; PATIENT MONITORING; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN URINE LEVEL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; URINALYSIS; URINARY EXCRETION;

EID: 0036486433     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/rmed.2001.1224     Document Type: Article

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