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Original Articles

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  Repeatability of cellular and soluble markers of inflammation in induced sputum from patients with asthma

  JC in 't Veen, HW de Gouw, HH Smits, JK Sont, PS Hiemstra, PJ Sterk, EH Bel

  European Respiratory Journal 9 (12) 2441-2447; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.96.09122441 Published 1 December 1996
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  Comparison of two methods of collecting induced sputum in asthmatic subjects

  NH Gershman, HH Wong, JT Liu, MJ Mahlmeister, JV Fahy

  European Respiratory Journal 9 (12) 2448-2453; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.96.09122448 Published 1 December 1996
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  Increased expression of mRNA encoding RANTES and MCP-3 in the bronchial mucosa in atopic asthma

  N Powell, M Humbert, SR Durham, B Assoufi, AB Kay, CJ Corrigan

  European Respiratory Journal 9 (12) 2454-2460; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.96.09122454 Published 1 December 1996
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  Effect of frusemide on Cl- channel in rat peritoneal mast cells

  G Meyer, S Doppierio, P Vallin, L Daffonchio

  European Respiratory Journal 9 (12) 2461-2467; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.96.09122461 Published 1 December 1996
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  Role of thromboxane-A2 and cholinergic mechanisms in bronchoconstriction induced by cigarette smoke in guinea-pigs

  K Matsumoto, H Aizawa, H Inoue, S Takata, M Shigyo, N Hara

  European Respiratory Journal 9 (12) 2468-2473; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.96.09122468 Published 1 December 1996
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  Modified epithelial cell distribution in chronic airways inflammation

  C Chapelin, A Coste, L Gilain, F Poron, F Verra, E Escudier

  European Respiratory Journal 9 (12) 2474-2478; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.96.09122474 Published 1 December 1996
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  Videomicroscopy of methacholine-induced contraction of individual airways in precision-cut lung slices

  C Martin, S Uhlig, V Ullrich

  European Respiratory Journal 9 (12) 2479-2487; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.96.09122479 Published 1 December 1996
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  Eosinophil cationic protein and immunoglobulin levels in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid obtained from patients with chronic eosinophilic pneumonia

  KA Boomars, H van Velzen-Blad, PG Mulder, L Koenderman, JW Lammers, JM van den Bosch

  European Respiratory Journal 9 (12) 2488-2493; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.96.09122488 Published 1 December 1996
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  Adhesion molecule expression on eosinophils in idiopathic eosinophilic pneumonia

  M Azuma, Y Nakamura, T Sano, Y Okano, S Sone

  European Respiratory Journal 9 (12) 2494-2500; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.96.09122494 Published 1 December 1996
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  Diverse cellular TGF-beta 1 and TGF-beta 3 gene expression in normal human and murine lung

  RK Coker, GJ Laurent, S Shahzeidi, NA Hernandez-Rodriguez, P Pantelidis, RM du Bois, PK Jeffery, RJ McAnulty

  European Respiratory Journal 9 (12) 2501-2507; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.96.09122501 Published 1 December 1996
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  Proinflammatory effect of Pediococcus pentosaceus, a bacterium used as hay preservative

  C Duchaine, E Israel-Assayag, M Fournier, Y Cormier

  European Respiratory Journal 9 (12) 2508-2512; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.96.09122508 Published 1 December 1996
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  The diagnostic value of bronchoalveolar lavage and transbronchial lung biopsy in cryptogenic organizing pneumonia

  V Poletti, S Cazzato, N Minicuci, M Zompatori, M Burzi, ML Schiattone

  European Respiratory Journal 9 (12) 2513-2516; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.96.09122513 Published 1 December 1996
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  Oxidant-antioxidant balance in alveolar macrophages from newborn rats

  C Delacourt, MP d'Ortho, I Macquin-Mavier, S Pezet, B Housset, C Lafuma, A Harf

  European Respiratory Journal 9 (12) 2517-2524; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.96.09122517 Published 1 December 1996
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  Surfactant apoprotein-A concentration in airway secretions for the detection of pulmonary oedema

  S Shimura, T Masuda, T Takishima, K Shirato

  European Respiratory Journal 9 (12) 2525-2530; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.96.09122525 Published 1 December 1996
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  L-NAME aggravates pulmonary oxygen toxicity in rats

  G Capellier, V Maupoil, A Boillot, JP Kantelip, L Rochette, J Regnard, F Barale

  European Respiratory Journal 9 (12) 2531-2536; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.96.09122531 Published 1 December 1996
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  Airway nitric oxide in asthmatic children and patients with cystic fibrosis

  J Dotsch, S Demirakca, HG Terbrack, G Huls, W Rascher, PG Kuhl

  European Respiratory Journal 9 (12) 2537-2540; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.96.09122537 Published 1 December 1996
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  Prevalence of respiratory symptoms, bronchial hyperresponsiveness and atopy among adults: west and east Germany

  D Nowak, J Heinrich, R Jorres, G Wassmer, J Berger, E Beck, S Boczor, M Claussen, HE Wichmann, H Magnussen

  European Respiratory Journal 9 (12) 2541-2552; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.96.09122541 Published 1 December 1996
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  Thallium-201 scintigraphy in the evaluation of graft dysfunction in lung transplantation. Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Lung Transplant Group

  MS Karetzky, RR Jasani, MA Zubair

  European Respiratory Journal 9 (12) 2553-2559; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.96.09122553 Published 1 December 1996
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  Staging of the mediastinum: value of positron emission tomography imaging in non-small cell lung cancer

  T Bury, P Paulus, A Dowlati, JL Corhay, T Weber, B Ghaye, J Schoffers, R Limet, A Albert, P Rigo, M Radermecker

  European Respiratory Journal 9 (12) 2560-2564; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.96.09122560 Published 1 December 1996
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  Pulmonary gas exchange in elderly subjects

  H Guenard, R Marthan

  European Respiratory Journal 9 (12) 2573-2577; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.96.09122573 Published 1 December 1996
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  Analysis of the double occlusion which provides four pressure gradients

  TS Hakim, K Sugimori, L Ferrario

  European Respiratory Journal 9 (12) 2578-2583; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.96.09122578 Published 1 December 1996
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  Oxygen saturation during daily activities in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

  N Soguel Schenkel, L Burdet, B de Muralt, JW Fitting

  European Respiratory Journal 9 (12) 2584-2589; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.96.09122584 Published 1 December 1996
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  Diagnostic accuracy of a portable recording device (MESAM IV) in suspected obstructive sleep apnoea

  S Esnaola, J Duran, C Infante-Rivard, R Rubio, A Fernandez

  European Respiratory Journal 9 (12) 2597-2605; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.96.09122597 Published 1 December 1996
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  Risk of traffic accidents in patients with sleep-disordered breathing: reduction with nasal CPAP

  W Cassel, T Ploch, C Becker, D Dugnus, JH Peter, P von Wichert

  European Respiratory Journal 9 (12) 2606-2611; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.96.09122606 Published 1 December 1996
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  Bacterial colonization as a potential source of nosocomial respiratory infections in two types of spirometer

  F Burgos, A Torres, J Gonzalez, J Puig de la Bellacasa, R Rodriguez-Roisin, J Roca

  European Respiratory Journal 9 (12) 2612-2617; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.96.09122612 Published 1 December 1996
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  Home dampness, moulds and their influence on respiratory infections and symptoms in adults in Finland

  I Pirhonen, A Nevalainen, T Husman, J Pekkanen

  European Respiratory Journal 9 (12) 2618-2622; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.96.09122618 Published 1 December 1996
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  Breastfeeding, maternal smoking and lower respiratory tract infections

  P Nafstad, JJ Jaakkola, JA Hagen, G Botten, J Kongerud

  European Respiratory Journal 9 (12) 2623-2629; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.96.09122623 Published 1 December 1996
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  Seasonal variation in community-acquired pneumonia

  D Lieberman, D Lieberman, A Porath

  European Respiratory Journal 9 (12) 2630-2634; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.96.09122630 Published 1 December 1996
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  Interferon-gamma in 388 immunocompromised and immunocompetent patients for diagnosing pleural tuberculosis

  V Villena, A Lopez-Encuentra, J Echave-Sustaeta, P Martin-Escribano, B Ortuno-de-Solo, J Estenoz-Alfaro

  European Respiratory Journal 9 (12) 2635-2639; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.96.09122635 Published 1 December 1996
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  Pulmonary hyperinflation a clinical overview

  GJ Gibson

  European Respiratory Journal 9 (12) 2640-2649; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.96.09122640 Published 1 December 1996
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  The role of the host defence response in the progression and outcome of ARDS: pathophysiological correlations and response to glucocorticoid treatment

  GU Meduri

  European Respiratory Journal 9 (12) 2650-2670; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.96.09122650 Published 1 December 1996
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  Nitric oxide in exhaled air

  JO Lundberg, E Weitzberg, JM Lundberg, K Alving

  European Respiratory Journal 9 (12) 2671-2680; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.96.09122671 Published 1 December 1996