Pathogenesis of emphysema : molecular mechanisms underlying cigarette smoke-induced cell death
Emphysema is characterised by enlargement of the distal airspaces in the lungs due to destruction of alveolar walls, and was initially thought to be the result of matrix destruction from a protease-antiprotease and oxidant-antioxidant imbalance, leading to detachment of alveolar cells. however, rece...
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University of Edinburgh
2005
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