Serum Surfactant Protein D during Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Background: There is a paucity of lung specific biomarkers to diagnose exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and to track their progression. Surfactant protein D (SP-D) is a pulmonary collectin regulating the innate immunity of the lung and its serum expression is perturbed i...

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Autores principales: Shakoori, Tania Ahmed, Sin, Don D., Ghafoor, Farkhanda, Bashir, Saira, Bokhari, S. Nazim Hussain
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: IOS Press 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3834666/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20075511
http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/DMA-2009-0674

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