Flow cytometry (FC) applied to bronchoalveolar lavage lymphocyte (L-BAL) analyses as auxiliary diagnostic tool in interstitial lung diseases (ILD)

P. Kopinski, J. Soja, J. Szczeklik, J. Trojan, A. Prokop, A. Szlubowski, K. Sladek (Bydgoszcz, Krakow, Poland)

Source: Annual Congress 2003 - Immunology of interstitial lung diseases
Session: Immunology of interstitial lung diseases
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 1512
Disease area: Interstitial lung diseases

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