A role for ST2/IL-33 signalling in fibroblast proliferation utilising a novel transgenic mouse model of pulmonary hypertension

C. Church, A. Mahmood, C. McSharry, D. Xu, A. Peacock, D. Welsh (Glasgow, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2011 - Treatments for pulmonary hypertension in human and experimental models
Session: Treatments for pulmonary hypertension in human and experimental models
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 408
Disease area: Pulmonary vascular diseases

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