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The effect of tiotropium therapy on markers of elastin degradation in COPD
BACKGROUND: Desmosine and Isodesmosine (D/I) are cross-linking amino acids which are present only in mature elastin. Changes in their concentration in body fluids indicate changes in elastin degradation and can be a reflection of tissue elastase activity. This study was undertaken to determine wheth...
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| Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2009
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2682791/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19243601 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1465-9921-10-12 |