Stability of glutathione in induced sputum: Impact of freezing

Respiration

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 523-527

  Beier, J ^a   Beeh, K M ^a   Kornmann, O ^a   Buhl, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER MAINZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Glutathione; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

GLUTATHIONE;

ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FREEZING; HUMAN; LOW TEMPERATURE; MOLECULAR STABILITY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; SUPERNATANT;

FREEZING; GLUTATHIONE; HUMANS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOLUBILITY; SPECIMEN HANDLING; SPUTUM; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0346220177     PISSN: 00257931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000074211     Document Type: Article

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