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Original Articles

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  Possible future of induced sputum in interstitial lung disease

  E Fireman, Y Lerman

  European Respiratory Journal 15 (2) 240-242; Published 1 February 2000
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  Pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating peptide 38 a potent endogenously produced dilator of human airways

  J Kinhult, JA Andersson, R Uddman, P Stjarne, LO Cardell

  European Respiratory Journal 15 (2) 243-247; Published 1 February 2000
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  Baseline airway hyperresponsiveness and its reversible component: role of airway inflammation and airway calibre

  M Ichinose, T Takahashi, H Sugiura, N Endoh, M Miura, Y Mashito, K Shirato

  European Respiratory Journal 15 (2) 248-253; Published 1 February 2000
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  Differences in airway responsiveness to acetaldehyde and methacholine in asthma and chronic bronchitis

  F Sanchez-Toril, L Prieto, R Peris, JA Perez, M Millan, J Marin

  European Respiratory Journal 15 (2) 260-265; Published 1 February 2000
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  Sudden-onset asthma exacerbations: clinical features, response to therapy, and 2-week follow-up. Multicenter Airway Research Collaboration (MARC) investigators

  RG Barr, PG Woodruff, S Clark, Camargo CA Jr

  European Respiratory Journal 15 (2) 266-273; Published 1 February 2000
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  Bronchial inflammation in acute bacterial exacerbations of chronic bronchitis: the role of leukotriene B4

  SW Crooks, DL Bayley, SL Hill, RA Stockley

  European Respiratory Journal 15 (2) 274-280; Published 1 February 2000
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  Tumour necrosis factor-alpha gene promoter polymorphism in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

  MA Higham, NB Pride, A Alikhan, NW Morrell

  European Respiratory Journal 15 (2) 281-284; Published 1 February 2000
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  Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid urea as a measure of pulmonary permeability in healthy smokers

  C Ward, F Thien, J Secombe, S Gollant, EH Walters

  European Respiratory Journal 15 (2) 285-290; Published 1 February 2000
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  Risk factors for pulmonary disease due to culture-positive M. tuberculosis or nontuberculous mycobacteria in South African gold miners

  P Sonnenberg, J Murray, Glynn JR, RG Thomas, P Godfrey-Faussett, S Shearer

  European Respiratory Journal 15 (2) 291-296; Published 1 February 2000
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  Increased calcium influx in a monocytic cell line on exposure to ultrafine carbon black

  V Stone, M Tuinman, JE Vamvakopoulos, J Shaw, D Brown, S Petterson, SP Faux, P Borm, W MacNee, F Michaelangeli, K Donaldson

  European Respiratory Journal 15 (2) 297-303; Published 1 February 2000
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  Tuberculosis among health care workers during three recent decades

  M Raitio, E Tala

  European Respiratory Journal 15 (2) 304-307; Published 1 February 2000
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  Isotonic mechanics of a pharyngeal dilator muscle and diaphragm in the rat before and after fatigue

  P Attal, C Coirault, D Chemla, FX Blanc, P Rocher, JC Pourny, S Bobin, Y Lecarpentier

  European Respiratory Journal 15 (2) 308-313; Published 1 February 2000
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  Noninvasive assessment of respiratory resistance in severe chronic respiratory patients with nasal CPAP

  R Farre, E Gavela, M Rotger, M Ferrer, J Roca, D Navajas

  European Respiratory Journal 15 (2) 314-319; Published 1 February 2000
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  Endothelin-1 plasma levels are not elevated in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea

  F Grimpen, P Kanne, E Schulz, G Hagenah, G Hasenfuss, S Andreas

  European Respiratory Journal 15 (2) 320-325; Published 1 February 2000
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  Mortality of sleep apnoea patients treated by nasal continuous positive airway pressure registered in the ANTADIR observatory. Association Nationale pour le Traitement A Domicile de l'Insuffisance Respiratoire chronique

  D Veale, E Chailleux, A Hoorelbeke-Ramon, O Reybet-Degas, MP Humeau-Chapuis, F Alluin-Aigouy, B Fleury, O Jonquet, P Michard

  European Respiratory Journal 15 (2) 326-331; Published 1 February 2000
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  Diaphragmatic dysfunction and dyspnoea in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

  T Similowski, V Attali, G Bensimon, F Salachas, S Mehiri, I Arnulf, L Lacomblez, M Zelter, V Meininger, JP Derenne

  European Respiratory Journal 15 (2) 332-337; Published 1 February 2000
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  Inaccuracy of tidal volume delivered by home mechanical ventilators

  F Lofaso, R Fodil, H Lorino, K Leroux, A Quintel, A Leroy, A Harf

  European Respiratory Journal 15 (2) 338-341; Published 1 February 2000
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  Phosphodiesterase and cyclic adenosine monophosphate-dependent inhibition of T-lymphocyte chemotaxis

  R Hidi, S Timmermans, E Liu, C Schudt, G Dent, ST Holgate, R Djukanovic

  European Respiratory Journal 15 (2) 342-349; Published 1 February 2000
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  GM-CSF and GM-CSF beta c receptor in adult patients with pulmonary alveolar proteinosis

  B Bewig, XD Wang, D Kirsten, K Dalhoff, H Schafer

  European Respiratory Journal 15 (2) 350-357; Published 1 February 2000
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  Adhesion molecule expression on epithelial cells infected with respiratory syncytial virus

  SZ Wang, PG Hallsworth, KD Dowling, JH Alpers, JJ Bowden, KD Forsyth

  European Respiratory Journal 15 (2) 358-366; Published 1 February 2000
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  Inflammatory cells as well as epithelial cells in nasal polyps express vascular endothelial growth factor

  A Coste, L Brugel, B Maitre, S Boussat, JF Papon, L Wingerstmann, R Peynegre, E Escudier

  European Respiratory Journal 15 (2) 367-372; Published 1 February 2000
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  Methotrexate pneumonitis: review of the literature and histopathological findings in nine patients

  S Imokawa, TV Colby, KO Leslie, RA Helmers

  European Respiratory Journal 15 (2) 373-381; Published 1 February 2000
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  Development of tuberculin reactivity and sensitization to M. scrofulaceum and M. fortuitum in children BCG-vaccinated at birth

  L Kroger, M Korppi, J Pelkonen, M Pietikainen, ML Katila

  European Respiratory Journal 15 (2) 382-387; Published 1 February 2000
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  Thrombotic risk factors in pulmonary hypertension

  M Wolf, C Boyer-Neumann, F Parent, V Eschwege, H Jaillet, D Meyer, G Simonneau

  European Respiratory Journal 15 (2) 395-399; Published 1 February 2000
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  Modulated vasodilator responses to natriuretic peptides in rats exposed to chronic hypoxia

  Y Mitani, J Maruyama, A Yokochi, K Maruyama, T Yoshimoto, M Naruse, M Sakurai

  European Respiratory Journal 15 (2) 400-406; Published 1 February 2000
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  Diagnosis of pulmonary aspergillosis using optical brighteners

  S Andreas, S Heindl, C Wattky, K Moller, R Ruchel

  European Respiratory Journal 15 (2) 407-411; Published 1 February 2000
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  Acute interstitial pneumonia

  D Bouros, AC Nicholson, V Polychronopoulos, RM du Bois

  European Respiratory Journal 15 (2) 412-418; Published 1 February 2000