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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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Autores principales: Palmberg, Lena, Sundblad, Britt-Marie, Ji, Jie, Karén, Jakob, Larsson, Kjell
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 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