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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Main Author: Todo-Bom, A (author)
Other Authors: Mota-Pinto, A (author), Alves, V (author), Vale-Pereira, S (author), Santos-Rosa, M (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 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