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. 1993 Oct;48(10):953–954. doi: 10.1136/thx.48.10.953

TGF-beta antibodies: a novel treatment for pulmonary fibrosis?

G J Laurent, R K Coker, R J McAnulty
PMCID: PMC464792  PMID: 8256239

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