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Characterization, localization and comparison of c-Kit+ lung cells in never smokers and smokers with and without COPD
BACKGROUND: c-Kit + lung stem cells have been described in the human healthy lung. Their potential relation with smoking and/or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is unknown. METHODS: We characterized and compared c-Kit+ cells in lung tissue of 12 never smokers (NS), 15 smokers with normal...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6066937/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30064386 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12890-018-0688-3 |