Correlation of exhaled nitric oxide levels and airway inflammation markers in stable asthmatic patients

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 425-430

  Turktas, Haluk ^a   Oguzulgen, I Kivilcim ^a,b   Kokturk, Nurdan ^a   Memis, Leyla ^a   Erbas, Deniz ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Sadikoglu Apt ^*  (Turkey)

Author keywords

Asthma; Bronchial biopsy; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

METHACHOLINE; NITRIC OXIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHUS BIOPSY; BRONCHUS MUCOSA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DESQUAMATION; DISEASE MARKER; EOSINOPHIL; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLAMMATORY CELL; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG LAVAGE; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MONOCYTE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROVOCATION TEST; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFLAMMATION;

ADULT; ASTHMA; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BIOPSY; BREATH TESTS; BRONCHITIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE;

EID: 0038163637     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/JAS-120018715     Document Type: Article

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