Nasal mucosal expression of nitric oxide synthases in patients with allergic rhinitis and its relation to asthma

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 12-16

  Yuksel, Hasan ^a   Kirmaz, Cengiz ^a   Yilmaz, Ozge ^a   Pinar, Ercan ^b   Vatansever, Seda ^a   Degirmenci, Papatya Bayrak ^a   Ozbilgin, Kemal ^a  

^a CELAL BAYAR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Izmir State Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ADULT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HAY FEVER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NASAL BIOPSY; NOSE MUCOSA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TURBINATE;

EID: 37849040471     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)60398-5     Document Type: Article

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