Can mycophenolate mofetil 15 mg/kg/day attenuate experimental pulmonary fibrosis in rats?

M. Ben Brahim, S. Maalej, N. Kourda, M. Damek, L. Gharbi, S. Ben Khamsa (Tunis, Tunisia, Tunisia)

Source: Annual Congress 2009 - A wide spectrum of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Session: A wide spectrum of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 680
Disease area: Interstitial lung diseases

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