Sex-specific lung diseases: effect of oestrogen on cultured cells and in animal models
Sex prevalence in lung disease suggests that sex-specific hormones may contribute to the pathogenesis and/or progression of at least some lung diseases, such as lung adenocarcinoma, lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) and benign metastasising leiomyoma (BML). Oestrogen is an important hormone in normal l...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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European Respiratory Society
2013-09-01
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| Series: | European Respiratory Review |
| Online Access: | http://err.ersjournals.com/content/22/129/302.full.pdf+html |