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Leukocytes Are Recruited through the Bronchial Circulation to the Lung in a Spontaneously Hypertensive Rat Model of COPD

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) kills approximately 2.8 million people each year, and more than 80% of COPD cases can be attributed to smoking. Leukocytes recruited to the lung contribute to COPD pathology by releasing reactive oxygen metabolites and proteolytic enzymes. In this work, w...

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Autores principales: Davis, Benjamin B., Shen, Yi-Hsin, Tancredi, Daniel J., Flores, Vanessa, Davis, Ryan P., Pinkerton, Kent E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3310053/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22457750
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0033304