Surges in circulating interleukin-6 and transforming growth factor-β associated with exercise in patients with COPD are attenuated by pulmonary rehabilitation

A. I. El Gammal, R. O‘Farrell, A. O‘Mahony, L. O‘Mahony, F. Shanahan, T. M. O‘Connor (Cork, Ireland)

Source: Annual Congress 2009 - Exploring outcome measures in COPD and pulmonary rehabilitation
Session: Exploring outcome measures in COPD and pulmonary rehabilitation
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 548
Disease area: Airway diseases

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