The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume 118, Issue 1 , Pages 84-90 , July 2006

Airway cytokine expression measured by means of protein array in exhaled breath condensate: Correlation with physiologic properties in asthmatic patients

Received 20 January 2006 ,Revised 17 March 2006 ,Accepted 7 April 2006.

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 Disclosure of potential conflict of interest: The authors have declared that they have no conflict of interest.

PII: S0091-6749(06)00907-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2006.04.020

The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume 118, Issue 1 , Pages 84-90 , July 2006

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