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Lung ageing and COPD: is there a role for ageing in abnormal tissue repair?

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the fourth leading cause of death worldwide, with increasing prevalence, in particular in the elderly. COPD is characterised by abnormal tissue repair resulting in (small) airways disease and emphysema. There is accumulating evidence that ageing hallma...

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Autores principales: Brandsma, Corry-Anke, de Vries, Maaike, Costa, Rita, Woldhuis, Roy R., Königshoff, Melanie, Timens, Wim
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: European Respiratory Society 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9488745/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29212834
http://dx.doi.org/10.1183/16000617.0073-2017