Alveolar type 2 cell dysfunction from expression of a surfactant protein C (SFTPC) mutation drives a fibrotic lung phenotype in mice

M. Beers (Wayne, United States of America)

Source: International Congress 2017 – Cellular signalling pathways in pulmonary fibrosis
Session: Cellular signalling pathways in pulmonary fibrosis
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 3482
Disease area: Interstitial lung diseases

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