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Impaired Blood Neutrophil Function in the Frequent Exacerbator of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Proof-of-Concept Study
PURPOSE: The underlying biological mechanisms of the frequent exacerbator phenotype of COPD remain unclear. We compared systemic neutrophil function in COPD patients with or without frequent exacerbations. METHODS: Whole blood from COPD frequent exacerbators (defined as ≥2 moderate–severe exacerbati...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Springer US
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5093205/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27530251 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00408-016-9930-z |