Tenascin-C and alpha-smooth muscle actin positive cells are increased in the large airways in patients with COPD

BACKGROUND: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by inflammation and remodeling of the lungs. This results in alterations in extracellular matrix (ECM) and structural changes leading to airflow obstruction. We studied the expression of tenascin-C (Tn-C) and alpha smooth musc...

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Autores principales: Löfdahl, Magnus, Kaarteenaho, Riitta, Lappi-Blanco, Elisa, Tornling, Göran, Sköld, Magnus C
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3083344/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21496259
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1465-9921-12-48

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3083344/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21496259
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1465-9921-12-48

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