Dendritic cell maturity and obstructive airway disease [1]

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 176, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 833-

  Tsoumakidou, Maria ^a   Jeffery, Peter K ^a  

^a ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIGARETTE SMOKE; STEROID;

ASTHMA; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL MATURATION; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DENDRITIC CELL; FLUORESCENCE ACTIVATED CELL SORTING; HUMAN; LANGERHANS CELL; LETTER; LUNG LAVAGE; OBSTRUCTIVE AIRWAY DISEASE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; SPUTUM;

EID: 35348986424     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.176.8.833     Document Type: Letter

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