Skeletal Muscle Dysfunction and Exercise Intolerance in COPD and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: Extracellular Vesicles as Candidate Mediators of a Lung–Muscle Axis

Muscles · Published 2026-08-03 · DOI 10.3390/muscles5030055

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Georgios I. Barkas, Zoe Daniil, Ourania S. Kotsiou

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2026

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Barkas, G., Daniil, Z., Kotsiou, O. (2026). Skeletal Muscle Dysfunction and Exercise Intolerance in COPD and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: Extracellular Vesicles as Candidate Mediators of a Lung–Muscle Axis. Muscles. https://doi.org/10.3390/muscles5030055

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