Organ Fibrosis: Emerging diagnostic and therapeutic strategies
Maurizio Parola1, Massimo Pinzani2
1Dept. Clinical and Biological Sciences, Unit of Experimental Medicine and Clinical Pathology, University of Torino, Corso Raffaello 30, 10125, Torino, Italy.
Molecular Aspects of Medicine
|February 27, 2024
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