The bacterial lung tissue microbiome in the pathogenesis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Rationale: Several laboratories have shown that the decline in lung function in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is associated with increased formation of tertiary lymphoid follicles. This provides direct histological evidence in support of the hypothesis that the decline in lung functio...
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University of British Columbia
2015
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/54530 |