COPD exacerbation severity is associated with impaired macrophage phagocytosis of eosinophils

O. Eltboli, M. Bafadhel, N. Kulkarni, C. Brightling (Leicester, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Cell biology and murine models of asthma and inflammation
Session: Cell biology and murine models of asthma and inflammation
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 879
Disease area: Airway diseases

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O. Eltboli, M. Bafadhel, N. Kulkarni, C. Brightling (Leicester, United Kingdom). COPD exacerbation severity is associated with impaired macrophage phagocytosis of eosinophils. Eur Respir J 2013; 42: Suppl. 57, 879

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