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Editorial
. 2013 Oct 1;188(7):765-6.
doi: 10.1164/rccm.201308-1494ED.

New light is shed on the enigmatic origin of the lung myofibroblast

Ivan O Rosas  1 , Robert M Kottmann, Patricia J Sime
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Editorial

New light is shed on the enigmatic origin of the lung myofibroblast

Ivan O Rosas et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. .

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  • Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2013 Dec 1;188(11):1378. Kottman, Robert M [corrected to Kottmann, Robert M]
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