Fibroblasts positive for meflin have anti-fibrotic properties in pulmonary fibrosis

Yoshio Nakahara, Naozumi Hashimoto, Koji Sakamoto, Atsushi Enomoto, Taylor S. Adams, Toyoharu Yokoi, Norihito Omote, Sergio Poli, Akira Ando, Keiko Wakahara, Atsushi Suzuki, Masahide Inoue, Akitoshi Hara, Yasuyuki Mizutani, Kazuyoshi Imaizumi, Tsutomu Kawabe, Ivan O. Rosas, Masahide Takahashi, Naftali Kaminski, Yoshinori Hasegawa

Source: Eur Respir J, 58 (6) 2003397; 10.1183/13993003.03397-2020
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Yoshio Nakahara, Naozumi Hashimoto, Koji Sakamoto, Atsushi Enomoto, Taylor S. Adams, Toyoharu Yokoi, Norihito Omote, Sergio Poli, Akira Ando, Keiko Wakahara, Atsushi Suzuki, Masahide Inoue, Akitoshi Hara, Yasuyuki Mizutani, Kazuyoshi Imaizumi, Tsutomu Kawabe, Ivan O. Rosas, Masahide Takahashi, Naftali Kaminski, Yoshinori Hasegawa. Fibroblasts positive for meflin have anti-fibrotic properties in pulmonary fibrosis. Eur Respir J, 58 (6) 2003397; 10.1183/13993003.03397-2020

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