Article
[Activation of satellite cells in the intercostal muscles of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease].
Archivos de bronconeumologia - 1 May 2008
Martínez-Llorens Juana, Casadevall Carme, Lloreta Josep, Orozco-Levi Mauricio, Barreiro Esther, Broquetas Joan, Gea Joaquim
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The respiratory muscles of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) display evidence of structural damage in parallel with signs of adaptation. We hypothesized that this can only be explained by the simultaneous activation of satellite cells. The aim of this study was...
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