Nitric oxide in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease : measurement and role in the characterisation of disease
COPD is a heterogeneous disease and nitric oxide (NO) may play a role in the underlying pathophysiology as it serves many physiological and immunoregulatory functions in the respiratory airways. Airway inflammation can be characterised by non invasive biomarkers such as NO metabolites (NOx: nitrites...
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University of Manchester
2008
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.495051 |