Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) phospholipids (PL) and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) produced by alveolar macrophages (AM) can be used for predicting the course of sarcoidosis

A. D. Tahanovich, I. L. Katovich, G. L. Borodina (Minsk, Belarus)

Source: Annual Congress 2002 - Interstitial lung disease: clinical pathobiology and BAL
Session: Interstitial lung disease: clinical pathobiology and BAL
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2956
Disease area: Interstitial lung diseases

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