Breakdown of lung framework and an increase in pores of Kohn as initial events of emphysema and a cause of reduction in diffusing capacity

Akira Yoshikawa,1 Shuntaro Sato,2,3 Tomonori Tanaka,1 Mikiko Hashisako,1,4 Yukio Kashima,5,6 Tomoshi Tsuchiya,7 Naoya Yamasaki,7 Takeshi Nagayasu,7 Hiroshi Yamamoto,2 Junya Fukuoka1,6 1Nagasaki Educational and Diagnostic Center of Pathology (NEDCP), Department of Pathology, 2Clinical Research Cente...

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Main Authors: Yoshikawa A, Sato S, Tanaka T, Hashisako M, Kashima Y, Tsuchiya T, Yamasaki N, Nagayasu T, Yamamoto H, Fukuoka J
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dove Medical Press 2016-09-01
Series:International Journal of COPD
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Online Access:https://www.dovepress.com/breakdown-of-lung-framework-and-an-increase-in-pores-of-kohn-as-initia-peer-reviewed-article-COPD