Fibrocytes are a potential source of fibroblasts in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

A. Andersson Sjöland, C. García de Alba, K. Nihlberg, C. Becerril, R. Ramírez, A. Pardo, G. Westergren-Thorsson, M. Selman (Lund, Sweden; Mexico City, Mexico)

Source: Annual Congress 2007 - Cell-based tissue modulation: the good and the ugly?
Session: Cell-based tissue modulation: the good and the ugly?
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 4256
Disease area: Interstitial lung diseases

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