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Pharyngeal Lavage Lymphocytosis in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Preliminary Observation

BACKGROUND: Upper airway inflammation has been previously demonstrated in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). However, investigation has been hampered by the necessity of invasive tissue biopsies. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the pharyngeal lavage (PHAL) as a new tool to analyze mucosal inflammation in the pha...

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Autores principales: Hauber, Hans-Peter, Rüller, Stefan, Müller, Ernst, Hansen, Eike, Zabel, Peter
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3023772/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21283819
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0016277