Apoptosis of circulating neutrophils in COPD patients [12]

Chest

Volumn 127, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1464-

  Pletz, Mathias W R ^a,b   Lode, Hartmut ^a  

^a Chest Hospital Heckeshorn   (Germany)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 6; STEROID;

APOPTOSIS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; LETTER; LUNG FUNCTION; NEUTROPHIL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONFUSION; INFLAMMATION; STEROID THERAPY; BLOOD; NOTE; PHYSIOLOGY;

APOPTOSIS; HUMANS; NEUTROPHILS; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 19044363815     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.127.4.1464     Document Type: Letter

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