Lung Cancer
Volume 64, Issue 2 , Pages 219-225 , May 2009

VEGF, TNF-α and 8-isoprostane levels in exhaled breath condensate and serum of patients with lung cancer

Received 16 June 2008 ,Revised 21 August 2008 ,Accepted 29 August 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2008.08.015

Lung Cancer
Volume 64, Issue 2 , Pages 219-225 , May 2009

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