Activin –A and follistatin in sputum supernatant and BAL in patients with asthma

A. Papaporfyriou, P. Bakakos, K. Kostikas, G. Papatheodorou, G. Hillas, E. Konstantelou, N. Koulouris, S. Papiris, S. Loukides (Athens, Greece)

Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Systemic and airway biomarkers in respiratory diseases
Session: Systemic and airway biomarkers in respiratory diseases
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 832
Disease area: Airway diseases

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