Cytokine–Ion Channel Interactions in Pulmonary Inflammation

The lungs conceptually represent a sponge that is interposed in series in the bodies’ systemic circulation to take up oxygen and eliminate carbon dioxide. As such, it matches the huge surface areas of the alveolar epithelium to the pulmonary blood capillaries. The lung’s constant exposure to the ext...

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Main Authors: Jürg Hamacher, Yalda Hadizamani, Michèle Borgmann, Markus Mohaupt, Daniela Narcissa Männel, Ueli Moehrlen, Rudolf Lucas, Uz Stammberger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2017.01644/full