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Plasma cathelicidin and longitudinal lung function in current and former smokers
INTRODUCTION: Cathelicidin (also known as LL-37 in humans) is an antimicrobial peptide secreted by epithelial and immune cells and regulated by vitamin D. The immunological roles of cathelicidin make it a putative biomarker to identify individuals at risk for reduced lung function. The objective of...
Autores principales: | Burkes, Robert M., Astemborski, Jacquie, Lambert, Allison A., Brown, Todd T., Wise, Robert A., Kirk, Gregory D., Drummond, M. Bradley |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6392327/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30811465 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0212628 |
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