Equally elevated concentrations of exhaled nitric oxide in nonatopic and low-sensitized atopic asthmatics

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 152-158

  Ekroos, Heikki ^a   Rouhos, Annamari ^a   Pallasaho, Paula ^b   Karjalainen, Jouko ^c   Sarna, Seppo ^d   Sovijärvi, Anssi R A ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c CENTRAL MILITARY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Asthma; Atopy; bronchial hyperresponsiveness; Exhaled nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

HISTAMINE; NITRIC OXIDE;

ADULT; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE TEST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; SENSITIZATION; SPIROMETRY; URTICARIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ASTHMA; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BREATH TESTS; BRONCHIAL PROVOCATION TESTS; BRONCHOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHEMILUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; EXERCISE TEST; HISTAMINE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE; SKIN TESTS; SPIROMETRY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 57949117065     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2008.03.021     Document Type: Article

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