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Review
. 2002 Oct;57(10):908-14.
doi: 10.1136/thorax.57.10.908.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease * 3: Experimental animal models of pulmonary emphysema

R Mahadeva  1 , S D Shapiro
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Review

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease * 3: Experimental animal models of pulmonary emphysema

R Mahadeva et al. Thorax. 2002 Oct.

Abstract

The use of genetically manipulated mice together with traditional animal studies are steadily increasing our knowledge of the factors important in determining alveolar formation and destruction in emphysema. A review of the animal models used to study emphysema is presented.

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