Oxidative stress and metal homeostasis at the air-lung interface in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) represents a spectrum of disorders encompassing chronic bronchitis and emphysema, associated with cough, excess mucus and exercise-related dyspnoea and characterized by a progressive reduction in airflow. Development of these symptoms is assoc...

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Main Author: Leong-Smith, Phe
Published: King's College London (University of London) 2012
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.628205