Hemoglobin α and β are ubiquitous in the human lung, decline in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis but not in COPD

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are disorders of the lung parenchyma. They share the common denominators of a progressive nature and poor prognosis. The goal was to use non-biased...

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Main Authors: Rahman Irfan, Myllärniemi Marjukka, Salmenkivi Kaisa, Ohlmeier Steffen, Ishikawa Nobuhisa, Mazur Witold, Kinnula Vuokko L
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-09-01
Series:Respiratory Research
Online Access:http://respiratory-research.com/content/11/1/123