Detection of sputum eicosanoids in cystic fibrosis and in normal saliva by bioassay and radioimmunoassay

We have measured arachidonic acid (AA) metabolites, leukotrienes (LTs) and prostanoids (Ps), in sputum of patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) and in normal saliva using bioassay and radioimmunoassay (RIA). Almost three times as much LTB4 is present in CF extracts compared with slow reacting substance...

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