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Indices of iron homeostasis correlate with airway obstruction in an NHANES III cohort

Cigarette smoking results in the accumulation of iron both systemically and locally, in the lung thereby causing imbalance in iron homeostasis. This disruption in iron homeostasis can be associated with oxidative stress and consequent tissue injury. Therefore, in this study, we tested the associatio...

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Autores principales: Ghio, Andrew J, Hilborn, Elizabeth D
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5529299/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28790810
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S138457