Quantitative proteomic characterization of lung tissue in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Abstract Background Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive, eventually fatal disease. IPF is characterized by excessive accumulation of the extracellular matrix (ECM) in the alveolar parenchyma and progressive lung scarring. The pathogenesis of IPF and whether the ECM involved in the p...

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Main Authors: Yaqiong Tian, Hui Li, Yujuan Gao, Chuanmei Liu, Ting Qiu, Hongyan Wu, Mengshu Cao, Yingwei Zhang, Hui Ding, Jingyu Chen, Hourong Cai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-02-01
Series:Clinical Proteomics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12014-019-9226-4