Free immunoglobulin light chains in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 185, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 793-795

  Anderson, Gary P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FC RECEPTOR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN HEAVY CHAIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN KAPPA CHAIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN LAMBDA CHAIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIGHT CHAIN; INTERLEUKIN 8;

ANTIGEN BINDING; B LYMPHOCYTE; CELL LINEAGE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; IMMUNE DYSREGULATION; KARYOTYPE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIGHT CHAINS; MALE; NEUTROPHILS; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; SMOKING;

EID: 84860212762     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201201-0041ED     Document Type: Editorial

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