Thyroid hormone inhibits pulmonary fibrosis through enhancement of mitochondrial function in alveolar epithelial cells

Argyris Tzouvelekis (New Haven, United States of America), Argyris Tzouvelekis, Guoying Yu, Jose Herazo-Maya, Rong Wang, Joao Pedro S. Werneck de Castro, Giuseppe DeIuliis, Farida Ahangari, Tony Woolard, Rafael Arrojo e Drigo, Robert Homer, Anup Srivastava, Erica Herzog, Patty Lee, Antonio Bianco, Naftali Kaminski

Source: International Congress 2016 – IPF: from pathogenesis to treatment I
Session: IPF: from pathogenesis to treatment I
Session type: Thematic Poster
Number: 780
Disease area: Interstitial lung diseases

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