Adult mice with a lung-specific inactivation of the transcription factor C/EBPα develop an emphysematic lung phenotype with impaired differentiation of the respiratory epithelium

L. Didon, B. Hogan, F. J. Gonzalez, M. Nord (Stockholm, Sweden; Durham, NC, Bethesda, MD, United States Of America)

Source: Annual Congress 2007 - Novel mediators of cellular pathology
Session: Novel mediators of cellular pathology
Session type: Electronic Poster Discussion
Number: 3070
Disease area: Airway diseases

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L. Didon, B. Hogan, F. J. Gonzalez, M. Nord (Stockholm, Sweden; Durham, NC, Bethesda, MD, United States Of America). Adult mice with a lung-specific inactivation of the transcription factor C/EBPα develop an emphysematic lung phenotype with impaired differentiation of the respiratory epithelium. Eur Respir J 2007; 30: Suppl. 51, 3070

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