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Comment
. 2022 Mar 1;322(3):L503-L506.
doi: 10.1152/ajplung.00470.2021.

Early humoral defense under the radar: microvascular-epithelial cooperation at airways infection in asthma and health

Carl Persson  1
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Early humoral defense under the radar: microvascular-epithelial cooperation at airways infection in asthma and health

Carl Persson. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. .
No abstract available

Keywords: airway mucosal defense; plasma exudation.

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No conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise, are declared by the author.

Comment on

  • Implications of preexisting asthma on COVID-19 pathogenesis.
    Ramakrishnan RK, Al Heialy S, Hamid Q. Ramakrishnan RK, et al. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 2021 May 1;320(5):L880-L891. doi: 10.1152/ajplung.00547.2020. Epub 2021 Mar 24. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 2021. PMID: 33759572 Free PMC article. Review.

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