Reticular basement membrane in asthma and COPD: Similar thickness, yet different composition

International Journal of COPD

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 127-135

  Liesker, Jeroen J W ^a   Ten Hacken, Nick H ^a   Zeinstra Smith, Mieke ^a   Rutgers, Steven R ^a   Postma, Dirkje S ^a   Timens, Wim ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b NONE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Asthma; Biopsy; COPD; Remodeling; Reticular basement membrane composition; Reticular basement membrane thickness

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN TYPE 1; COLLAGEN TYPE 3; COLLAGEN TYPE 4; COLLAGEN TYPE 5; EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN; LAMININ; TENASCIN;

ADULT; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS BIOPSY; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGITAL IMAGING; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FROZEN SECTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; RESPIRATORY EPITHELIUM; RETICULAR BASEMENT MEMBRANE; SMOKING HABIT; THICKNESS;

ADULT; AGED; AIRWAY REMODELING; ASTHMA; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; BIOPSY; BRONCHI; BRONCHOSCOPY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COLLAGEN; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX PROTEINS; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; LAMININ; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; TENASCIN;

EID: 66149143196     PISSN: 11769106     EISSN: 11782005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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