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Sputum

Known as: Portion of sputum, Sputums 
Material containing mucus, cellular debris, microorganisms and sometimes blood or pus. It is ejected through the mouth from the lungs, bronchi, and… 
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Airway structureMucous body substance
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Sputum Excretion DifficultySputum, Induced

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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Circadian variation of sputum inflammatory cells in mild asthma.
BACKGROUND Asthma, like many conditions, demonstrates a circadian rhythm with a worsening of lung function in the early morning… 
2003
2003
Cellular profiles of induced sputum in children with stable cystic fibrosis: comparison with BAL
Neutrophil-dominated endobronchial inflammation is a major characteristic of cystic fibrosis (CF) and there is increasing demand… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Soluble membrane‐type 1 matrix metalloproteinase (MT1‐MMP) and gelatinase A (MMP‐2) in induced sputum and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of human bronchial asthma and bronchiectasis
The aim of this study was to investigate the involvement of the MT1‐MMP/MMP‐2 cascade in induced sputum (IS) and bronchoalveolar… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Increased expression of the chemoattractant cytokines eotaxin, monocyte chemotactic protein-4, and interleukin-16 in induced sputum in asthmatic patients.
BACKGROUND Induced sputum from asthmatic patients has been recently used to assess inflammatory cells. We have previously… 
1998
1998
Leukocyte counts and macrophage phenotypes in induced sputum and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid from normal subjects.
It is unclear whether leukocytes in induced sputum (IS) and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) represent the same cell populations. To… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Bronchial responsiveness and airway inflammation in patients with nonallergic rhinitis with eosinophilia syndrome.
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
A rapid procedure for the large scale purification of elastase and cathepsin G from human sputum.
A procedure is described which permits the rapid isolation of large amounts of elastase and cathepsin G from purulent sputum… 
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
Appearance of Mycoplasma pneumoniae in lungs of experimentally infected hamsters and sputum from patients with natural disease.
tion in graded ethanol and embedding in Epon. Thick (l-,um) sections were stained with Richardson's blue for light microscopy… 
1965
1965
CHEMOTHERAPY REGIMENS USED IN RETREATMENT OF PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS. I. OBSERVATIONS ON THE EFFICACY OF COMBINATIONS OF KANAMYCIN, ETHIONAMIDE AND EITHER CYCLOSERINE OR PYRAZINAMIDE.
Highly Cited
1957
Highly Cited
1957
STUDIES ON PRIMARY ATYPICAL PNEUMONIA
By means of fluorescein-labelled antibody, the primary atypical pneumonia virus was found to multiply exclusively in the… 
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