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Regenerative medicine in the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: current position

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive, irreversible disease of the lung that has no lasting option for therapy other than transplantation. It is characterized by replacement of the normal lung tissue by fibrotic scarring, honeycombing, and increased levels of myofibroblasts. The under...

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Autores principales: Álvarez, Diana, Levine, Melanie, Rojas, Mauricio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4403512/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25926746
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/SCCAA.S49801