Effects of cigarette smoking on the serum concentration of lung surfactant protein A (SP-A)

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 2124-2126

  Kida, K ^a   Oda, H ^b   Yamano, Y ^b   Kagawa, J ^b  

^a Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Healthy male; Serum surfactant protein A; Smoking habit

Indexed keywords

LUNG SURFACTANT; PROTEIN A;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CIGARETTE SMOKING; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OFFICE WORKER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERUM; SMOKING HABIT;

ADULT; COTININE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROTEOLIPIDS; PULMONARY SURFACTANT-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN A; PULMONARY SURFACTANT-ASSOCIATED PROTEINS; PULMONARY SURFACTANTS; SMOKING; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 0030984092     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.97.10092124     Document Type: Article

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