Fibroblast growth factors induce proliferation of cultured human airway smooth muscle cells: autocrine role in the pathogenesis of COPD

A. R. Kranenburg, A. Willems-Widyastuti, P. R. Saxena, P. J. Sterk, W. I. De Boer, H. S. Sharma (Rotterdam, Leiden, The Netherlands)

Source: Annual Congress 2001 - Basic mechanisms of lung injury
Session: Basic mechanisms of lung injury
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 586
Disease area: Airway diseases

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