Do bronchial biopsies represent mast cell density in airways? A stereological study

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 612-621

  Carroll, Mark L ^a,b   Carroll, N G ^b   James, A L ^b  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asthma; Biopsy; Inflammation; Stereology

Indexed keywords

TRYPTASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIRWAY; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; BIOPSY TECHNIQUE; BRONCHUS BIOPSY; CELL COUNT; CELL DENSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEATH; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLAMMATORY CELL; MALE; MAST CELL; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEREOLOGY; TISSUE SECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOPSY; BRONCHI; CELL COUNT; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MALE; MAST CELLS;

EID: 33751300726     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.06.00037006     Document Type: Article

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