Proteases in Tissue Remodelling of Lung and Heart (Proteases in Biology and Disease)
Contributors: Uwe Lendeckel (Editor); Nigel M. Hooper (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: September 30, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 254
ISBN-13: 9780306479106
Subjects: Physiology; Proteins; Medical / Nursing; Medical; Biochemistry; Pulmonary & Thoracic Medicine; Science / Biochemistry; Cardiology; Lungs; Mechanism of action; Pathophysiology; Proteolytic enzymes; Tissue remodeling
First sentence: Cystic fibrosis (CF) is the most common fatal disease caused by a single gene defect in Europe and North America (Davis et al 1996; Rosenstein and Cutting, 1998).