Enhanced platelet activating factor receptor (PAFR) expression in smoker airways

S. S. Sohal, I. S. Mudway, S. Weston, J. Grigg, H. Walters (Hobart, Australia; London, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2011 - Insight into mechanisms of respiratory infections
Session: Insight into mechanisms of respiratory infections
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 3507
Disease area: Airway diseases, Respiratory infections

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