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Upregulation of pirin expression by chronic cigarette smoking is associated with bronchial epithelial cell apoptosis
BACKGROUND: Cigarette smoke disrupts the protective barrier established by the airway epithelium through direct damage to the epithelial cells, leading to cell death. Since the morphology of the airway epithelium of smokers does not typically demonstrate necrosis, the most likely mechanism for epith...
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| Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2007
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1805431/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17288615 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1465-9921-8-10 |