New method for rapid and dynamic quantification of elastase activity on sputum neutrophils from patients with cystic fibrosis using flow cytometry

Matthias Hagner, Dario L. Frey, Matteo Guerra, A. Susanne Dittrich, Victoria S. Halls, Sabine Wege, Felix J.F. Herth, Carsten Schultz, Marcus A. Mall

Source: Eur Respir J, 55 (4) 1902355; 10.1183/13993003.02355-2019
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