in agreement with the smokers ' defect in the ppeic/neic ratio , the kinetics of association ( ka ) of lung lining fluid for neutrophil elastase was 0.38 +/- 0.3 x 10 ( 7 ) m-1 s-1 from smokers and 0.58 +/- 0.05 x 10 ( 7 ) m-1 s-1 from nonsmokers ( p less than 0.002 ) .
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ppeic
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neutrophil elastase