COPD: The effect of low-dose cadmium, a highly toxic metal, on airway epithelial cells

Cigarette smoking is associated with COPD, and each cigarette has 2 to 3 micrograms of cadmium. Veena Antony, M.D.Cigarette smoke exposure is associated with the development and severity of chronic obstructive pulmonary...

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