Decreased levels of elafin in the lungs of patients with acute lung injury as a result of proteolytic cleavage by the proteasome

C. Taggart, A. Kerrin, C. O‘Kane, S. Weldon, A. Chang, R. Levine, T. Craig, D. McAuley (Belfast, United Kingdom; Bethesda, United States Of America)

Source: Annual Congress 2012 - Mechanistic studies in airway cell biology
Session: Mechanistic studies in airway cell biology
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 4535
Disease area: Airway diseases

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