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Ultrafine particles in airways: a novel marker of COPD exacerbation risk and inflammatory status
PURPOSE: Ultrafine particles (UFP) are toxic due to their small size and penetration into deeper lung compartments. We aimed to evaluate the exhaled breath condensate (EBC)-UFP content as a reflection of inflammation and oxidative stress status in COPD patients and as an exacerbation risk marker. ME...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Dove Medical Press
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6402613/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30880945 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S187560 |