The mode of lymphoblastoid cell death in response to gas phase cigarette smoke is dose-dependent

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Cigarette smoke (CS) is the main cause in the development of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the pathogenesis of which is related to an extended inflammatory response. In this study, we investigated the effect of low an...

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Main Authors: Baltatzis George E, Margaritis Loukas H, Velentzas Athanassios D, Patmanidi Alexandra L, Sdralia Nadia D, Hatzinikolaou Dimitris G, Stavridou Anastasia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-09-01
Series:Respiratory Research
Online Access:http://respiratory-research.com/content/10/1/82