High correlation of the response of upper and lower lobe small airway epithelium to smoking.

The distribution of lung disease induced by inhaled cigarette smoke is complex, depending on many factors. With the knowledge that the small airway epithelium (SAE) is the earliest site of smoking-induced lung disease, and that the SAE gene expression is likely sensitive to inhaled cigarette smoke,...

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Main Authors: Ben-Gary Harvey, Yael Strulovici-Barel, Thomas L Vincent, Jason G Mezey, Ramya Raviram, Cynthia Gordon, Jacqueline Salit, Ann E Tilley, Augustine Chung, Abraham Sanders, Ronald G Crystal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3767732?pdf=render