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Cholinergic mechanisms in an organic dust model simulating an acute exacerbation in patients with COPD
BACKGROUND: Exposure in a pig barn induces airway inflammation that has similarities with the response observed in acute exacerbations in COPD. METHODS: A total of 15 smokers with COPD and 15 healthy non-smokers were exposed for 2 hours in a pig barn (in vivo exposure). Symptoms were assessed, lung...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Dove Medical Press
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6219273/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30464444 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S171495 |