High eosinophil cationic protein level in asthmatic patients with "heat" Zheng

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 277-283

  Hsu, Ching Hsaing ^a,c   Yu, Min Chien ^c   Lee, Chang Hsien ^b   Lee, Tsung Cheng ^c   Yang, Su Yu ^c  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b God's Help Hospital   (Taiwan)

^c CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

"Heat" Zheng; Asthma; Eosinophil Cationic Protein

Indexed keywords

EOSINOPHIL CATIONIC PROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; EOSINOPHIL GRANULE PROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; PLASMA PROTEIN; RIBONUCLEASE;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHINESE MEDICINE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EOSINOPHIL COUNT; HUMAN; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SYMPTOM; THIRST; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; EOSINOPHIL; FEMALE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASTHMA; BLOOD PROTEINS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EOSINOPHIL GRANULE PROTEINS; EOSINOPHILS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RIBONUCLEASES; YIN-YANG;

EID: 0042820474     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X03000965     Document Type: Article

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