Bronchial biopsies in asthma. An ultrastructural, quantitative study and correlation with hyperreactivity.

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Published in Am Rev Respir Dis on December 01, 1989

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P K Jeffery1, A J Wardlaw, F C Nelson, J V Collins, A B Kay

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1: Department of Lung Pathology, National Heart and Lung Institute, London, England, U.K.

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