Galectin-7 initiates asthma by causing airway epithelial- mesenchymal unit abnormality

S. Zhao, M. Song, C. Zhou (Beijing, China)

Source: International Congress 2014 – Mechanistic murine studies of asthma and lung inflammation
Session: Mechanistic murine studies of asthma and lung inflammation
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 1012
Disease area: Airway diseases, Paediatric lung diseases

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S. Zhao, M. Song, C. Zhou (Beijing, China). Galectin-7 initiates asthma by causing airway epithelial- mesenchymal unit abnormality. Eur Respir J 2014; 44: Suppl. 58, 1012

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