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Clinical issues of mucus accumulation in COPD
Airway mucus is part of the lung’s native immune function that traps particulates and microorganisms, enabling their clearance from the lung by ciliary transport and cough. Mucus hypersecretion and chronic productive cough are the features of the chronic bronchitis and chronic obstructive pulmonary...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Dove Medical Press
2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3908831/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24493923 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S38938 |