Mesothelioma cells counteract talc toxicity by prostaglandin E2 (PGE2)

E. Pace, M. Profita, M. R. Melis, A. Bonanno, A. M. Vignola, C. H. Mody, A. Tipa, M. Ferraro, M. Spatafora, G. Bonsignore, M. Gjomarkaj (Palermo, Italy; Calgary, Canada)

Source: Annual Congress 2003 - Markers, mediators and mechanisms of human lung injury
Session: Markers, mediators and mechanisms of human lung injury
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 625
Disease area: Thoracic oncology

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