Intelectin-1 is a prominent protein constituent of pathologic mucus associated with eosinophilic airway inflammation in asthma

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 189, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1005-1007

  Kerr, Sheena C ^a   Carrington, Stephen D ^b   Oscarson, Stefan ^b   Gallagher, Mary E ^b   Solon, Margaret ^a   Yuan, Shaopeng ^a   Ahn, Jacqueline N ^a   Dougherty, Ryan H ^a   Finkbeiner, Walter E ^a   Peters, Michael C ^a   Fahy, John V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CYTOKINES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EOSINOPHILS; GPI-LINKED PROTEINS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFLAMMATION; INTERLEUKIN-13; LACTOFERRIN; LECTINS; MUCUS; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 84898981029     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201312-2220LE     Document Type: Letter

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