The effect of erythropoietin (EPO) on cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and cytochrome-c (CYT-c) in the bleomycin (BLM)-induced pulmonary fibrosis (PF) in rats

D. Tsavlis, A. Tzoumaka, G. Kokaraki, K. Kouzi-Koliakos, I. Angomachalelis, A. Tektonidou, D. Koutsonikolas, E. Spandou (Thessaloniki, Greece)

Source: Annual Congress 2011 - The ageing pulmonary interstitium
Session: The ageing pulmonary interstitium
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 791
Disease area: Interstitial lung diseases

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