title: [Morphometry of alveolar macrophages].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Katedra Patofizjologii, Collegium Medicum Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego, Kraków. mpgil@cyf-kr.edu.pl
authors.forename: Krzysztof
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gil
authors.forename: Jerzy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Soja
authors.forename: Ewa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Zieba-Nytko
mesh_terms: 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