| Literature DB >> 8346500 |
W A Wallace1, M Gillooly, D Lamb.
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.Entities:
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Year: 1993 PMID: 8346500 PMCID: PMC464609 DOI: 10.1136/thx.48.6.668
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Thorax ISSN: 0040-6376 Impact factor: 9.139