Innate immunity and inflammation in cystic fibrosis lung disease
Inflammatory lung disease is the major life-limiting factor of cystic fibrosis (CF) and occurs through a self-sustaining cycle of airway obstruction, infection and inflammation. Although there is no consensus regarding the pathways responsible for the excessive inflammation, reducing lung-damaging p...
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Language: | English |
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University of British Columbia
2011
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/34559 |