Overexpression of the TNF-α gene in the diaphragm of COPD patients is associated with activation of the muscle regeneration programme

C. Casadevall, M. Orozco-Levi, E. Barreiro, J. Martinez-Llorens, J. Minguella, J. Gea, on Behalf of the ENIGMA Project (Barcelona, Spain)

Source: Annual Congress 2006 - Pathophysiology of respiratory muscles
Session: Pathophysiology of respiratory muscles
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 3637
Disease area: Airway diseases

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