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An Immune Basis for Lung Parenchymal Destruction in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Emphysema
BACKGROUND: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and emphysema are a frequent result of long-term smoking, but the exact mechanisms, specifically which types of cells are associated with the lung destruction, are unclear. METHODS AND FINDINGS: We studied different subsets of lymphocytes taken from...
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Public Library of Science
2004
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC523885/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15526056 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0010008 |