Possible effects of vascular endothelial growth factor in the pathogenesis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 114, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 354-358

  Kanazawa, Hiroshi ^a   Asai, Kazuhisa ^a   Hirata, Kazuto ^a   Yoshikawa, Junichi ^a  

^a OSAKA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; VASCULOTROPIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHITIS; CELL DESTRUCTION; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMPHYSEMA; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG ALVEOLUS CELL; LUNG DIFFUSION CAPACITY; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RESPIRATORY AIRFLOW; SPUTUM LEVEL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 0037398983     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9343(02)01562-0     Document Type: Article

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