The effects on mucociliary clearance of prednisone associated with bronchial section
OBJECTIVE: Infections have been and remain the major cause of morbidity and mortality after lung transplantation. Because mucociliary clearance plays an important role in human defense mechanisms, the influence of drugs on the mucociliary epithelium of patients undergoing lung transplantation must b...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Faculdade de Medicina / USP
2012-01-01
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Series: | Clinics |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322012000600016 |