Upregulation of the gene encoding the urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA) in respiratory muscles of COPD patients

M. Suelves, C. Casadevall, C. Coronell, A. L. Ramirez-Sarmiento, P. Muñoz-Cánoves, J. Gea (Barcelona, Spain)

Source: Annual Congress 2004 - Skeletal muscle in respiratory disease
Session: Skeletal muscle in respiratory disease
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 1539
Disease area: Airway diseases

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