The role of galectin-3 in the development of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Introduction Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic and progressive lung disease with a poor prognosis.Currently there is no cure for IPF but there are two licenced therapeutic drugs which can only slow down the progression of fibrosis.Transforming growth factor b(TGFβ) plays a crucial ro...
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| Format: | Thesis (University of Nottingham only) |
| Language: | English |
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2019
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| Online Access: | https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/59440/ |