Macrophage migration inhibitory factor deficiency in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1040-0605,1522-1504
DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00284.2013