Systemic upregulation of neutrophil α-defensins and serine proteases in neutrophilic asthma

K. Baines, J. Simpson, L. Wood, R. Scott, P. Gibson (Newcastle, Australia)

Source: Annual Congress 2011 - Molecular pathology and functional genomics of lung disease
Session: Molecular pathology and functional genomics of lung disease
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 1704
Disease area: Airway diseases

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