Renin is an angiotensin-independent profibrotic mediator: role in pulmonary fibrosis

Montes E., Ruiz V., Checa M., Maldonado V., Melendez-Zajgla J., Montaño M., Ordoñez-Razo R., Cisneros J., García-de-Alba C., Pardo A., Selman M.

Source: Eur Respir J 2012; 39: 141-148
Journal Issue: January
Disease area: Interstitial lung diseases

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