Determinants of variability of protein content, volume and pH of exhaled breath condensate

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 101, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1331-1337

  Bloemen, K ^a   Lissens, G ^a   Desager, K ^b   Schoeters, G ^a  

^a FLEMISH INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH VITO   (Belgium)

^b ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Exhaled breath condensate; pH; Total protein concentration; Variability; Volume

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BREATH ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPIRED AIR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONTENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; VOLUNTEER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGING; BODY HEIGHT; BREATH TESTS; EXHALATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROTEINS; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 34247614026     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2006.10.008     Document Type: Article

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