Role of endothelin in lung fibrosis
Accumulating evidence suggests that idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) results from lung injury primarily following an abnormal wound healing response towards epithelial cell damage. Thus, rather than resulting from chronic inflammation, as thought previously, the inflammatory response acts as a mo...
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| Language: | English |
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European Respiratory Society
2008-12-01
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| Series: | European Respiratory Review |
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| Online Access: | http://err.ersjournals.com/cgi/content/full/17/109/145 |