Basement membrane and vascular remodelling in smokers and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a cross-sectional study
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Little is known about airway remodelling in bronchial biopsies (BB) in smokers and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). We conducted an initial pilot study comparing BB from COPD patients with nonsmoking controls. This pilot...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2010-07-01
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| Series: | Respiratory Research |
| Online Access: | http://respiratory-research.com/content/11/1/105 |