Aging and induced-sputum cells [2]

Chest

Volumn 128, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 4049-4050

  Malerba, Mario ^a   Balbi, Bruno ^b   Spanevello, Antonio ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^b Istituto Scientifico di Gussago   (Italy)

^c Institute of Cassano Murge   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD19 ANTIGEN; CHEMOATTRACTANT; CYTOKINE; ELASTIN; INTERLEUKIN 8;

AGING; ASTHMA; B LYMPHOCYTE; CD4 CD8 RATIO; CELL COUNT; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; LETTER; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT; LUNG LAVAGE; NEUTROPHIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFLAMMATION; SPUTUM EXAMINATION;

EID: 30344447000     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.128.6.4049     Document Type: Letter

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