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Follistatin attenuates radiation-induced fibrosis in a murine model

PURPOSE: Fibrosis can be a disabling, severe side effect of radiotherapy that can occur in patients, and for which there is currently no effective treatment. The activins, proteins which are members of the TGFβ superfamily, have a major role in stimulating the inflammatory response and subsequent fi...

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Autores principales: Forrester, Helen B., de Kretser, David M., Leong, Trevor, Hagekyriakou, Jim, Sprung, Carl N.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5354399/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28301516
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0173788