Induced sputum eicosanoid concentrations in asthma.

Further definition of the role of leukotrienes (LT) and prostaglandins (PG) in asthma would be helped by a noninvasive method for assessing airway production. The supernatant from sputum induced with hypertonic saline and dispersed using dithiotrietol has been successfully used to measure other mole...

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Main Authors: Pavord, I, Ward, R, Woltmann, G, Wardlaw, A, Sheller, JR, Dworski, R
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 1999