The effect of dithiothreitol on VLA-4 detection in peripheral blood and induced sputum cells

Allergologia et Immunopathologia

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 203-208

  Dominguez Ortega J ^a   Leon F ^b   Alonso Llamazares, A ^a   Roldan E ^b   Robledo, T ^a   Agustin P ^a   Bootello, A ^b   Martinez Cocera C ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO SAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adhesion molecules; Asthma; Dithiothreitol; Flow cytometry; Induced sputum; Inflammatory cells; VLA 4

Indexed keywords

BETA1 INTEGRIN; CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; DITHIOTHREITOL;

ADULT; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; BETA CHAIN; BLOOD; BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EOSINOPHIL; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LYMPHOCYTE; SAMPLING; SPUTUM;

EID: 0036663836     PISSN: 03010546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-0546(02)79122-2     Document Type: Article

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