Controversy surrounding the increased expression of TGFβ1 in asthma

Respiratory Research

Volumn 8, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Bossé, Ynuk ^a   Rola Pleszczynski, Marek ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1;

ANIMAL; ASTHMA; BIOSYNTHESIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE MODEL; GENETICS; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; LUNG; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; UPREGULATION;

ANIMALS; ASTHMA; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HUMANS; LUNG; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 39849097080     PISSN: 14659921     EISSN: 1465993X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1465-9921-8-66     Document Type: Review

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