Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the most common causes of death, with cigarette smoking among the main risk factors. Hallmarks of COPD include chronic airflow obstruction and chronic inflammation in the airway walls or alveolar septa. An earlier study reported elevated numbers
Upregulation of Tachykinin Receptors in Chronic Airway Inflammation
β Scribed by D.M. McDonald
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 190 KB
- Volume
- 8
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0952-0600
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