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Ghrelin therapy improves lung and cardiovascular function in experimental emphysema

BACKGROUND: Emphysema is a progressive disease characterized by irreversible airspace enlargement followed by a decline in lung function. It also causes extrapulmonary effects, such as loss of body mass and cor pulmonale, which are associated with shorter survival and worse clinical outcomes. Ghreli...

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Autores principales: Rocha, Nazareth de Novaes, de Oliveira, Milena Vasconcellos, Braga, Cássia Lisboa, Guimarães, Gabriela, Maia, Lígia de Albuquerque, Padilha, Gisele de Araújo, Silva, Johnatas Dutra, Takiya, Christina Maeda, Capelozzi, Vera Luiza, Silva, Pedro Leme, Rocco, Patricia Rieken Macedo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5670513/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29100513
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12931-017-0668-9