Macrorheology of cystic fibrosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease & normal sputum

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Prior microrheologic assessments of selected, microlitre plugs of cystic fibrosis (CF) sputum suggest no intrinsic rheologic abnormality. However, such analyses may not be representative of CF sputum as a whole. We therefore reassess...

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Main Authors: Shute Janis K, Carroll Mary P, Serisier David J, Young Simon A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-07-01
Series:Respiratory Research
Online Access:http://respiratory-research.com/content/10/1/63