Respiratory Medicine
Volume 97, Issue 1 , Pages 59-64 , January 2003

Down-regulation of aquaporin 3 in bronchiectatic airways in vivo

  • K.W TSANG

      Affiliations

    • University Department of Medicine
    • ,
  • J.C LEUNG

      Affiliations

    • University Department of Medicine
    • ,
  • G.L TIPOE

      Affiliations

    • University Department of Anatomy
    • ,
  • R LEUNG

      Affiliations

    • University Department of Medicine
    • ,
  • C YAN

      Affiliations

    • University Department of Medicine
    • ,
  • G.C OOI

      Affiliations

    • University Department of Diagnostic Radiology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, China
    • ,
  • H.H CHAN

      Affiliations

    • University Department of Medicine
    • ,
  • W.K LAM

      Affiliations

    • University Department of Medicine
    • ,
  • K.N LAI

      Affiliations

    • University Department of Medicine

Received 22 January 2002 ,Accepted 27 May 2002.

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PII: S0954-6111(02)91413-7

doi: 10.1053/rmed.2002.1413

Respiratory Medicine
Volume 97, Issue 1 , Pages 59-64 , January 2003

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