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Mucus plugs in patients with asthma linked to eosinophilia and airflow obstruction

Mucus plugs in patients with asthma linked to eosinophilia and airflow obstruction

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Mucus plugs in patients with asthma linked to eosinophilia and airflow obstruction

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Full title

Mucus plugs in patients with asthma linked to eosinophilia and airflow obstruction

Publisher

United States: American Society for Clinical Investigation

Journal title

The Journal of clinical investigation, 2018-03, Vol.128 (3), p.997-1009

Language

English

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Publisher

United States: American Society for Clinical Investigation

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Scope and Contents

Contents

The link between mucus plugs and airflow obstruction has not been established in chronic severe asthma, and the role of eosinophils and their products in mucus plug formation is unknown.
In clinical studies, we developed and applied a bronchopulmonary segment-based scoring system to quantify mucus plugs on multidetector computed tomography (MDCT...

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Full title

Mucus plugs in patients with asthma linked to eosinophilia and airflow obstruction

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Record Identifier

TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_5824874

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_5824874

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ISSN

0021-9738

E-ISSN

1558-8238

DOI

10.1172/JCI95693

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