Prevention of elastase-induced emphysema in placenta growth factor knock-out mice

BACKGROUND: Although both animal and human studies suggested the association between placenta growth factor (PlGF) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), especially lung emphysema, the role of PlGF in the pathogenesis of emphysema remains to be clarified. This study hypothesizes that bloc...

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Autores principales: Cheng, Shih Lung, Wang, Hao Chien, Yu, Chong Jen, Tsao, Po Nien, Carmeliet, Peter, Cheng, Shi Jung, Yang, Pan Chyr
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2789728/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19930612
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1465-9921-10-115

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2789728/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19930612
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1465-9921-10-115

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