Article
Investigating the role of CCN2 in a bleomycin model of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
2018-01-01
Abstract excerpt
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic, progressive and ultimately lethal disease of the lung characterised by excessive synthesis and deposition of extracellular matrix (ECM). The 5-year survival rate for IPF is lower than that of breast, prostate and skin cancer, with the average mortality rate currently standing at 3 years post diagnosis. Incidence and mortality appear to be on the rise, and prevalenc...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 70d27ccd-68d6-535f-b7f2-dd98b53ac242
- DOI
- 10.17638/03036494
