The bone marrow leaves its scar: new concepts in pulmonary fibrosis.
review · Level V
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Abstract
Excess collagen deposition occurs in pulmonary fibrosis. A new study suggests that collagen overproduction may originate from cells derived from bone marrow precursors rather than parenchymal lung fibroblasts.
Medical subject headings
- Bone Marrow Cells
- Fibrosis
- Lung
- Pulmonary Fibrosis