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Cigarette smoke-induced pulmonary emphysema in scid-mice. Is the acquired immune system required?
BACKGROUND: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is associated with a chronic inflammatory response of the host to chronic exposure to inhaled toxic gases and particles. Although inflammatory cells of both the innate and adaptive immune system infiltrate the lungs in pulmonary emphysema and form ly...
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BioMed Central
2005
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1334210/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16359546 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1465-9921-6-147 |