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Airway and Extracellular Matrix Mechanics in COPD

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the most common lung diseases worldwide, and is characterized by airflow obstruction that is not fully reversible with treatment. Even though airflow obstruction is caused by airway smooth muscle contraction, the extent of airway narrowing depen...

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Autores principales: Bidan, Cécile M., Veldsink, Annemiek C., Meurs, Herman, Gosens, Reinoud
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4667091/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26696894
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2015.00346