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Connective tissue growth factor (CCN2, CTGF) and organ fibrosis: lessons from transgenic animals

✍ Scribed by David R. Brigstock

Book ID: 107594211
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Year: 2009
Tongue: English
Weight: 195 KB
Volume: 4
Category: Article
ISSN: 1873-9601
DOI: 10.1007/s12079-009-0071-5

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