Mast cells in different phenotypes of smokers emphysema

A. Ballarin, E. Bazzan, D. Zanovello, R. Hernandez, S. Baraldo, G. Turato, M. Saetta, M. G. Cosio (Padova, Italy; Montreal, Canada)

Source: Annual Congress 2010 - Novel mechanisms in COPD
Session: Novel mechanisms in COPD
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 4342
Disease area: Airway diseases

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