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Airway remodeling in asthma
Jack A. Elias, Zhou Zhu, Geoffrey Chupp, Robert J. Homer
Published in Volume 104, Issue 8
J Clin Invest. 1999; 104(8):1001–1006 doi:10.1172/JCI8124
This article Copyright © 1999, The American Society for Clinical Investigation
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Autopsy specimen illustrating inflammation and remodeling responses in the asthmatic airway. (a) Airway inflammation and a central mucus plug (asterisk). ×10. (b) Increased muscle mass (asterisk) and submucosal gland hypertrophy (arrow). ×25. (c) Subepithelial fibrosis (asterisk) and eosinophilic infiltration (arrow). ×100.

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