Increase of extracellular IL-17A and anti-microbial peptides in the peripheral airways of smokers

A. Linden, P. Glader, B. Dahlen, B. Billing, L. Palmberg, A. S. Lantz, K. Larsson (Gothenburg, Stockholm, Sweden)

Source: Annual Congress 2011 - COPD: human studies
Session: COPD: human studies
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 733
Disease area: Airway diseases

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