Walsh, Robert Leo2006-12-282006-12-2820012001http://hdl.handle.net/2440/19805Includes bibliographical references (leaves 218-249)xviii, 249 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.The preferred theory to explain the aetiology of emphysema points to an imbalance in the protease-antiprotease systems within the lung with human leukocyte elastase and [alpha]1-protease inhibiter being the main candidates. Examines some aspects of this theory.94375 bytesapplication/pdfenEmphysema, Pulmonary PathophysiologyThesis