Perlecan and heparan sulphate are abundant in fibroblast foci in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis.

O. Hallgren (Lund, Sweden)

Source: International Congress 2017 – Novel pro- and anti-fibrotic mechanisms in pulmonary fibrosis
Session: Novel pro- and anti-fibrotic mechanisms in pulmonary fibrosis
Session type: Thematic Poster
Number: 1028
Disease area: Interstitial lung diseases

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