Protective effects of an aptamer inhibitor of neutrophil elastase in lung inflammatory injury

Current Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 877-880

  Bless, Nicolas M ^a   Smith, Drew ^b   Charlton, Josephine ^b   Czermak, Boris J ^a   Schmal, Hagen ^a   Friedl, Hans P ^a   Ward, Peter A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b GILEAD SCIENCES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

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EID: 0031282593     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9822(06)00376-9     Document Type: Article

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