Urates in exhaled breath condensate of children with asthma

Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 728-730

  Dodig, Slavica ^a   Čepelak, Ivana ^b   Vlašič, Željka ^a   Topič, Renata Zrinski ^a   Banovič, Sanda ^a  

^a SREBRNJAK CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Croatia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Asthma; Child; Exhaled breath condensate; Oxidative stress; Urate

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CORTICOSTEROID; NITRIC OXIDE; URATE;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYZER; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BREATH ANALYSIS; BREATH CONDENSER; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE EXACERBATION; ENZYMATIC ASSAY; EXHALED BREATH CONDENSATE; EXPIRED AIR; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; MEDICAL APPARATUS, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PNEUMOTACHYGRAPHY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 78649677864     PISSN: 00075027     EISSN: 19437730     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/LMTA9ZE2RZ4USKNP     Document Type: Article

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