Age related increase in the intra-alveolar macrophage population of non-smokers.
AUTOR(ES)
Wallace, W A
RESUMO
The alveolar macrophage population is higher in smokers than in non-smokers. An age related increase in the alveolar macrophage number in the lungs of non-smokers has been found, whether expressed per unit lung volume or per unit lung surface area.
ACESSO AO ARTIGO
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