[Morphometry of alveolar macrophages].
Alveolar macrophages obtained from bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid in the group of 225 patients with silica and asbestos exposure, bronchial asthma, systemic sclerosis, sarcoidosis and control subjects (smokers and nonsmokers) were investigated with computerized image analysis.
Gil
Krzysztof
K
Katedra Patofizjologii, Collegium Medicum Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego, Kraków. mpgil@cyf-kr.edu.pl
Soja
Jerzy
J
Zieba-Nytko
Ewa
E
D001195:Asbestosis / Q000473:pathology; D001249:Asthma / Q000473:pathology; D001992:Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / Q000166:cytology*; D006801:Humans; D016676:Macrophages, Alveolar / Q000166:cytology / Q000473:pathology*; D012016:Reference Values; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000473:pathology; D012595:Scleroderma, Systemic / Q000473:pathology; D012829:Silicosis / Q000473:pathology; D012907:Smoking / Q000473:pathology