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Systems biology predicts that fibrosis in tuberculous granulomas may arise through macrophage-to-myofibroblast transformation

Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) infection causes tuberculosis (TB), a disease characterized by development of granulomas. Granulomas consist of activated immune cells that cluster together to limit bacterial growth and restrict dissemination. Control of the TB epidemic has been limited by lengthy d...

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Autores principales: Evans, Stephanie, Butler, J. Russell, Mattila, Joshua T., Kirschner, Denise E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7793262/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33370784
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1008520