Genetic determinants of neutrophil mediator mobilization and release and susceptibility to COPD
Polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs) are believed to be one of the major effector cells in the chronic airway inflammation that is present in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Unrestrained serine protease activity in general and elastase specifically, are currently believed to play a cruc...
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| Language: | English |
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2010
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/18228 |