Levels of nerve growth factor and interleukin-4 in the induced sputum of children with cough variant asthma

Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 924-927

  Li, Hong Zi ^a   Jin, Zheng Yong ^a   Yuan, Xi Zhe ^a   Jin, Chun Ji ^a  

^a YANBIAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Child; Cough variant asthma; Interleukin 4; Nerve growth factor

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 4; MESSENGER RNA; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; COUGH VARIANT ASTHMA; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EOSINOPHIL COUNT; HUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; SUPERNATANT;

ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COUGH; EOSINOPHILS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-4; MALE; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; SPUTUM;

EID: 84872765372     PISSN: 10088830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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