Role of Lung Maintenance Program in the Heterogeneity of Lung Destruction in Emphysema

Centrilobular emphysema caused by chronic cigarette smoking is a heterogeneous disease with a predominance of upper lobe involvement. It is presumed that this heterogeneity indicates a particular susceptibility to cigarette smoke or the fact that the inhaled smoke distributes preferentially to upper...

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Main Authors: Tuder, Rubin M., Yoshida, Toshinori, Fijalkowka, Iwona, Biswal, Shyam, Petrache, Irina
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Thoracic Society 2006
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Lund COPD Symposium: Tissue Remodeling and Repair Mechanisms in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2647653/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17065372
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1513/pats.200605-124SF
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