A specific chymase inhibitor, NK3201, suppresses bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis in hamsters
- 16 June 2004
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier in European Journal of Pharmacology
- Vol. 493 (1-3), 173-176
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejphar.2004.04.024
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- Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (14370038)
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