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Increased collagen deposition correlated with lung destruction in human emphysema.

Carmen Martín-Mosquero, Germán Peces‐Barba, Maria L. Rubio, Mercedes Ortega, Ma Jesús Rodríguez-Nieto, Lourdes Martínez Galán, Nicolás González‐Mangado

PubMed · 2006 · 24 citations · 34 references

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Abstract

Emphysema is associated with collagen deposition in the lungs, and air space size correlates with the amount of lung collagen even when there is no emphysema.

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