T cells in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Background: Tobacco smoking is the main cause of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, COPD, but the mechanisms by which cigarette smoke induces COPD are still elusive. T lymphocytes have been implicated in the pathogenesis of the disease, but their role in the airway inflammation in COPD is not fu...
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| Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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Umeå universitet, Lungmedicin
2010
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| Online Access: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-33677 http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:978-91-7264-952-1 |