Current concepts in mechanisms of emphysema.
Over the last 10 years, there has been a remarkable degree of progress in our understanding of the pathophysiological mechanisms involved in the genesis of emphysema. This review attempts to summarize these data.
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Department of Pathology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. jlwright@interchange.ubc.ca
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D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis; D015551:Autoimmunity; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004646:Emphysema / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D020868:Gene Silencing; D006706:Homeostasis; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000201:enzymology / Q000473:pathology; D051379:Mice; D018345:Mice, Knockout