Level of eosinophil cationic protein in sputum of chemical warfare victims

Iranian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 249-255

  Mirsadraee, Majid ^a   Ghobadi Marallu, Hassan ^b   Khakzad, Mohammad Reza ^a   Lari, Shahrzad M ^c   Attaran, Davood ^c   Towhidi, Mohammad ^c   Khajedalouee, Mohammad ^c   Jafarian, Amir Hosein ^c  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b ARDABIL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Chemical warfare agents; Eosinophil; Eosinophil cationic protein; Mustard gas; Sputum

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; EOSINOPHIL CATIONIC PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHIECTASIS; BRONCHIOLITIS OBLITERANS; BRONCHITIS; CELL COUNT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHEMICAL WARFARE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; COUGHING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPNEA; EOSINOPHIL; EOSINOPHILIC INFLAMMATION; FEMALE; FIBROSING ALVEOLITIS; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEMOPTYSIS; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INFLAMMATORY CELL; LYMPHOCYTE; MACROPHAGE; MALE; NEUTROPHIL; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPIROMETRY; SPUTUM LEVEL; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WALKING; WHEEZING;

EID: 79960184320     PISSN: 20083866     EISSN: 20083874     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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