Variability of inflammatory cell counts on bronchial biopsies of normal subjects

Lung

Volumn 181, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 9-21

  Turcotte, H ^a   Laviolette, M ^a   Boutet, M ^a   Boulet, L P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Airway inflammation; Bronchial biopsies; Immunohistochemistry; Normal subjects

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHUS BIOPSY; CELL COUNT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESQUAMATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFLAMMATORY CELL; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFLAMMATION; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; ASTHMA; BIOPSY; BRONCHI; BRONCHIAL PROVOCATION TESTS; BRONCHOSCOPY; CELL COUNT; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REFERENCE VALUES; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; SKIN TESTS; SMOKING;

EID: 0042626100     PISSN: 03412040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00408-002-0110-y     Document Type: Article

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