Cytologiska bedömningens påverkan på analysen av bronkoalveolärt lavage (BAL) samt förhållandet mellan andelen mastceller och proinflammatoriska cytokinmediatorer i BAL hos häst :
… marked between reader variation, especially in the evaluation of lymphocytes, macrophages and mast cells where as the evaluation of eosinophils and neutrophils appeared to be more consistent between readers. The number of cells counted during the cytological evaluation of the …