Interleukin 18 in the sputum of healthy and COPD smokers: evidence of implication in airway and systemic inflammation

N. Rovina, E. Dima, C. Gerasimou, C. Roussos, C. Gratziou (Athens, Greece)

Source: Annual Congress 2007 - Mechanisms of airway inflammation
Session: Mechanisms of airway inflammation
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 4429
Disease area: Airway diseases

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