Aged tenascin-C knockout mice have increased lung volume and septal surface but unchanged lung function

S. Gremlich (Lausanne, Switzerland), T. Cremona (Bern, Switzerland), M. Roth-Kleiner (Lausanne, Switzerland), J. Shittny (Bern, Switzerland)

Source: International Congress 2018 – New kids on the block: novel molecular pathways and therapeutic targets in chronic lung diseases
Disease area: Airway diseases

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