IL-6 receptor overexpression in pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cells in idiopathic pulmonary hypertension

Yuichi Tamura (Le Plessis-Robinson, France), Yuichi Tamura, Carole Phan, Ly Tu, Raphael Thuillet, Morane Le Hiress, Alice Huertas, Elie Fadel, Gerald Simonneau, Marc Humbert, Christophe Guignabert

Source: International Congress 2015 – Pulmonary hypertension: novel insights into the biology of the disease
Session: Pulmonary hypertension: novel insights into the biology of the disease
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2436
Disease area: Pulmonary vascular diseases

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