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. 1993 Jun;48(6):668-9.
doi: 10.1136/thx.48.6.668.

Age related increase in the intra-alveolar macrophage population of non-smokers

W A Wallace  1 , M Gillooly, D Lamb
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Age related increase in the intra-alveolar macrophage population of non-smokers

W A Wallace et al. Thorax. 1993 Jun.

Abstract

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.

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