| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2567500 | Pulmonary Pharmacology & Therapeutics | 2011 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
The study reveals striking similarities between smokers and COPD patients with moderate disease emphasizing the crucial role of cigarette smoking in the genesis of these changes, and provides additional evidence of the involvement of the matrix metalloproteinase's in the remodeling process of the lung in COPD.
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Authors
Laia Llinà s, Victor I. Peinado, J. Ramon Goñi, Roberto Rabinovich, Sandra Pizarro, Robert Rodriguez-Roisin, Joan Albert Barberà , Ricardo Bastos,