Expression of cholinergic system components in the airway epithelium of COPD patients

M. Profita, L. Siena, A. M. Montalbano, A. Bonanno, M. Ferraro, G. D. Albano, M. P. Pieper, E. Pace, M. Gjomarkaj (Palermo, Italy; Berlin, Germany)

Source: Annual Congress 2008 - Basic science in asthma and COPD
Session: Basic science in asthma and COPD
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 3566
Disease area: Airway diseases

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