Apoptosis and asthma in the elderly
BACKGROUND: Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways. The persistence of airway inflammation depends on a decrease in apoptosis of T lymphocytes and eosinophils and survival of these activated cells. T lymphocytes expressing gamma delta receptors can be identified in human lungs and...
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Format: | article |
Language: | eng |
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2010
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10400.4/772 |
Country: | Portugal |
Oai: | oai:rihuc.huc.min-saude.pt:10400.4/772 |