The effect of various durations of cigarette smoke exposure on muscle fibre remodeling in rat diaphragms
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) often causes diaphragm dysfunction, which is the main contributor to neuro-muscular respiratory failure and associated with the prognosis of COPD. However, the morphological changes in diaphragm during the development of COPD are complicated and underlyin...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-09-01
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Series: | Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S075333221931529X |