It's Complicated: Lung Dendritic Cells in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Christine M Freeman^{1

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3}, Jeffrey L Curtis^{2

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Affiliations

¹ Research ServiceVeterans Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare SystemAnn Arbor, Michigan.
² Department of Internal MedicineMichigan MedicineAnn Arbor, Michigan.
³ Graduate Program in ImmunologyUniversity of MichiganAnn Arbor, Michiganand.
⁴ Medical ServiceVA Ann Arbor Healthcare SystemAnn Arbor, Michigan.

Editorial

Christine M Freeman et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2020.

. 2020 Aug 15;202(4):479-481.

doi: 10.1164/rccm.202004-0899ED.

Christine M Freeman^{1

2

3}, Jeffrey L Curtis^{2

3

4}

¹ Research ServiceVeterans Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare SystemAnn Arbor, Michigan.
² Department of Internal MedicineMichigan MedicineAnn Arbor, Michigan.
³ Graduate Program in ImmunologyUniversity of MichiganAnn Arbor, Michiganand.
⁴ Medical ServiceVA Ann Arbor Healthcare SystemAnn Arbor, Michigan.

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Human Lung Conventional Dendritic Cells Orchestrate Lymphoid Neogenesis during Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
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