Impression cytology of the conjunctival epithelial cells in patients with cystic fibrosis

Eye

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1137-1140

  Mrugacz, M ^a   Kasacka, I ^a   Bakunowicz Lazarczyk, A ^a   Kaczmarski, M ^a   Kulak, W ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF BIALYSTOK   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBROXOL; COLISTIMETHATE; PANCREAS ENZYME; RETINOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL LOSS; CELL POPULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONJUNCTIVA EPITHELIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DRY EYE; ENZYME THERAPY; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; GOBLET CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMPRESSION CYTOLOGY; MALE; NEUTROPHIL; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SQUAMOUS CELL METAPLASIA;

EID: 52149102553     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6702867     Document Type: Article

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