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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
SUBMITTER: Frank McKeon
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-60849 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Zuo Wei W Zhang Ting T Wu Daniel Zheng'An DZ Guan Shou Ping SP Liew Audrey-Ann AA Yamamoto Yusuke Y Wang Xia X Lim Siew Joo SJ Vincent Matthew M Lessard Mark M Crum Christopher P CP Xian Wa W McKeon Frank F
Nature 20141112 7536
Lung diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and pulmonary fibrosis involve the progressive and inexorable destruction of oxygen exchange surfaces and airways, and have emerged as a leading cause of death worldwide. Mitigating therapies, aside from impractical organ transplantation, remain limited and the possibility of regenerative medicine has lacked empirical support. However, it is clinically known that patients who survive sudden, massive loss of lung tissue from necrotizing ...[more]