The effect of cotton-based collection methods on eosinophil cationic protein (ECP) concentrations detected in saliva

Journal of Asthma and Allergy

Volumn , Issue 1, 2008, Pages 45-48

  Wong, Teck Yee ^a   Koh, David ^a   Wee, Andrew ^a   Ng, Vivian ^a   Koh, Yong Tat ^a   Sum, Zhenjie ^a   Koh, Gerald ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Collection methods; Salivary ECP

Indexed keywords

EOSINOPHIL CATIONIC PROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); COTTON BASED COLLECTION METHOD; DEVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; METHODOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SALIVA; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SALIVA LEVEL; SALIVATION;

EID: 77953460698     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11786965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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