VEGF gene transfer enhances fibrosis but improves pulmonary hemodynamics in experimental pulmonary fibrosis

L. Farkas, K. Ask, A. Möller, D. Farkas, P. Margetts, J. Gauldie, M. Inman, M. Kolb (Hamilton, ON, Canada; Regensburg, Germany)

Source: Annual Congress 2008 - Animal models of pulmonary fibrosis: mechanisms and therapies
Session: Animal models of pulmonary fibrosis: mechanisms and therapies
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 712
Disease area: Interstitial lung diseases, Pulmonary vascular diseases

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L. Farkas, K. Ask, A. Möller, D. Farkas, P. Margetts, J. Gauldie, M. Inman, M. Kolb (Hamilton, ON, Canada; Regensburg, Germany). VEGF gene transfer enhances fibrosis but improves pulmonary hemodynamics in experimental pulmonary fibrosis. Eur Respir J 2008; 32: Suppl. 52, 712

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