In vitro profibrotic effects of rapamycin on basal or TGF-β1 induced primary human lung fibroblast: ECM production and turnover, migration and differentiation

X. Xu, X. Wan, J. Geng, F. Li, C. Wang, H. Dai (Beijing, China)

Source: Annual Congress 2012 - Diffuse parenchymal lung disease I
Session: Diffuse parenchymal lung disease I
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 3628
Disease area: Interstitial lung diseases

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