Imatinib lowers the pulmonary vascular tone in human and guinea pig lung tissue

N. A. Maihöfer, M. Schlepütz, J. W. Spillner, T. Schröder, R. Autschbach, S. Westphal, A. Perez-Bouza, T. Braunschweig, G. Schaelte, R. Rossaint, S. Uhlig, C. Martin, A. D. Rieg (Aachen, Bonn, Germany)

Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Pulmonary circulation: animal models and experimental treatments
Session: Pulmonary circulation: animal models and experimental treatments
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 489
Disease area: Pulmonary vascular diseases

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