Evaluation of the effect of levocetirizine on nasal mucociliary clearance in allergic rhinitis patients by rhinoscintigraphy

Nuclear Medicine Communications

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 85-87

  Seven, Bedri ^a   Yoruk, Ozgur ^a   Varoglu, Erhan ^b   Sutbeyaz, Yavuz ^b  

^a Departments of Nuclear Medicine   (Turkey)

^b ATATURK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Allergic rhinitis; Levocetirizine; Mucociliary clearance; Rhinoscintigraphy

Indexed keywords

LEVOCETIRIZINE; TECHNETIUM 99M;

ADULT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUCOCILIARY CLEARANCE; SCINTIGRAPHY; SCINTISCANNING; VELOCITY;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CETIRIZINE; FEMALE; HISTAMINE H1 ANTAGONISTS, NON-SEDATING; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUCOCILIARY CLEARANCE; NASAL MUCOSA; PIPERAZINES; RADIONUCLIDE IMAGING; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; RHINITIS; TECHNETIUM TC 99M AGGREGATED ALBUMIN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33845973361     PISSN: 01433636     EISSN: 14735628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MNM.0b013e328013eb3f     Document Type: Article

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