SP-C deficiency causes early alveolar de-recruitment resulting in a combination of air spaces over-distension and spontaneous fibrotic remodeling in aging lungs

K. Sehlmeyer (Hannover, Germany), J. Ruwisch (Hannover, Germany), M. Ochs (Berlin, Germany), L. Knudsen (Hannover, Germany), E. Lopez Rodriguez (Hannover, Germany)

Source: International Congress 2019 – New mechanistic insights into pulmonary fibrosis
Session: New mechanistic insights into pulmonary fibrosis
Session type: Thematic Poster
Number: 2415
Disease area: Interstitial lung diseases

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