The role of myoferlin and dysferlin in lung epithelial cell membrane functions and lung cancer
Lung cancer is the deadliest cancer in the world. Almost all lung cancers originate from epithelial tissues within the lung. Lung epithelium provides a barrier to inhaled particulate matter and pathogens; hence, maintaining the normal epithelial integrity is important in defending against these fore...
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University of British Columbia
2014
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/51647 |