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Impact of inflammation, emphysema, and smoking cessation on V/Q in mouse models of lung obstruction
BACKGROUND: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is known to greatly affect ventilation (V) and perfusion (Q) of the lung through pathologies such as inflammation and emphysema. However, there is little direct evidence regarding how these pathologies contribute to the V/Q mismatch observed i...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4021179/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24730756 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1465-9921-15-42 |