Electroporation mediated gene transfer of hepatocyte growth factor reduces bleomycin induced pulmonary fibrosis

A. Gazdhar, P. Fachinger, C. VanLeer, J. Pierog, M. Gugger, S. Hyde, R. Schmid, T. Geiser (Bern, Switzerland; Oxford, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2005 - The injured lung: pathogenesis and interventions
Session: The injured lung: pathogenesis and interventions
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 4643
Disease area: Interstitial lung diseases

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