Role of airway smooth muscles in chronic airway inflammation and lung fibrosis and possible therapeutic potential of endothelin receptor antagonism

J. Knobloch, K. Urban, D. Jungck, B. Grensemann, J. Strauch, E. Stoelben, K. Andrea (Cologne, Germany)

Source: Annual Congress 2010 - New mechanisms in lung development, acute and chronic lung diseases
Session: New mechanisms in lung development, acute and chronic lung diseases
Session type: E-Communication Session
Number: 2204
Disease area: Airway diseases

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