Age – related impairment of nitric oxide involvement in regulation of airways smooth muscle tone

B. Gurzu, I. L. Dumitriu, B. C. Petrescu, B. M. Gurzu, S. M. Slatineanu, M. Costuleanu, G. Petrescu (Iasi, Romania)

Source: Annual Congress 2008 - Structural remodelling in COPD
Session: Structural remodelling in COPD
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 701
Disease area: Airway diseases

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