Thickening of the airway smooth muscle layer from late gestation to first year of life is accompanied by a reduction in smooth muscle cell density

K. Wang (Crawley, Australia), J. Elliot (Nedlands, Australia), S. Saglani (London, United Kingdom), P. Noble (Crawley, Australia), A. James (Nedlands, Australia)

Source: International Congress 2018 – Molecular and cellular determinants of the developing lung
Session: Molecular and cellular determinants of the developing lung
Session type: Thematic Poster
Number: 1388
Disease area: Paediatric lung diseases

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