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Cigarette smoke exposure and alveolar macrophages: mechanisms for lung disease
Cigarette smoking is the leading cause of preventable death worldwide. It causes chronic lung disease and predisposes individuals to acute lung injury and pulmonary infection. Alveolar macrophages are sentinel cells strategically positioned in the interface between the airway lumen and the alveolar...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2022
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8685655/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33986144 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2020-216296 |