Evidence that cathepsin G counteracts the profibrotic effects of neutrophil elastase following lung injury

S. E. Dunsmore, F. Chua, S. Mutsaers, A. W. Segal, J. Roes, G. J. Laurent (London, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2001 - Novel mechanisms of lung injury
Session: Novel mechanisms of lung injury
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 1285
Disease area: Interstitial lung diseases

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