Immunologic neutrophil elastase levels in sequential aliquots of bronchoalveolar lavage
Pulmonary emphysema is a destructive disease of the peripheral lung that causes progressive loss of functional alveoli. It is considered that proteolytic enzymes, particularly neutrophil elastase (NE), play an important pathogenetic role in the development of emphysema. In order to evaluate the c...
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| Language: | English |
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2008
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/2901 |