title: Animal models of COPD: Barriers, successes, and challenges.
abstract: Animal models have definite utility in the study of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. However, choice of model must be determined with the full knowledge of their value, or potential limitations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of British Columbia. jlwright@interchange.ubc.ca
authors.forename: Joanne L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Wright
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Churg
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D006801:Humans; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology