Vascular endothelial growth factor in the human diaphragm: New insight into adaptation mechanisms in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients

Respiration

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 577-578

  Zanini, Andrea ^a   Chetta, Alfredo ^b  

^a IRCCS   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VASCULOTROPIN;

BREATHING MUSCLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DIAPHRAGM; DIAPHRAGM PARALYSIS; DYSPNEA; EDITORIAL; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HYPERCAPNIA; HYPERINFLATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; DIAPHRAGM; HUMANS; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

EID: 29144455991     PISSN: 00257931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000089570     Document Type: Editorial

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