Microbes are off the menu: Defective macrophage phagocytosis in COPD

In this issue of the Biomedical Journal, we learn about the pathophysiology of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and how defective macrophage phagocytosis may lead to the build up of microbes and pollutants in inflamed lungs. We also focus on new findings that may take us a step closer to full a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Emma Louise Walton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-12-01
Series:Biomedical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2319417017304031