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Control of connective tissue gene expression by TGFβ: Role of smad proteins in fibrosis

✍ Scribed by Franck Verrecchia; Alain Mauviel

Book ID: 107553506
Publisher: Springer
Year: 2002
Tongue: English
Weight: 848 KB
Volume: 4
Category: Article
ISSN: 1523-3774
DOI: 10.1007/s11926-002-0010-4

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