Cigarette smoking inhibits LTA4H aminopeptidase activity and contributes to chronic neutrophilic airway inflammation and COPD

J. Wells, J. Blalock, P. O‘Reilly (Birmingham, United States Of America)

Source: Annual Congress 2011 - COPD: clinical studies and animal cell models
Session: COPD: clinical studies and animal cell models
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 3821
Disease area: Airway diseases

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