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Value of serum and induced sputum surfactant protein-D in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
BACKGROUND: Surfactant Protein D (SP-D) is an important marker in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Serum SP-D levels increase while lung production of SP-D decreases in COPD. SP-D is a specific biomarker for monitoring COPD, assessment of exacerbation frequency and arrangement of treatm...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2013
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3670831/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23725346 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/2049-6958-8-36 |