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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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Autores principales: Ozyurek, Berna Akinci, Ulasli, Sevinc Sarinc, Bozbas, Serife Savas, Bayraktar, Nilufer, Akcay, Sule
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 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