Pulmonary haptoglobin (pHp) is part of the surfactant system in the human lung

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Since the existence of pHp was demonstrated, it has been shown that this molecule and its receptor CD163 are regulated by different stimuli. Furthermore, a comparably fast secretion of pHp was described as well as the immuno-stimulatory effects. The intention of...

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Main Authors: Abdullah Mahdi, Goldmann Torsten
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-11-01
Series:Diagnostic Pathology
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Online Access:http://www.diagnosticpathology.org/content/7/1/158