Fibroblastic foci, covered with alveolar epithelia exhibiting epithelial – mesenchymal transition, destroy alveolar septa by disrupting blood flow in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Fibroblastic foci, covered with alveolar epithelia exhibiting epithelial–mesenchymal transition, destroy alveolar septa by disrupting blood flow in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis Laboratory Investigation 97, 232 (March 2017). doi:10.1038/labinvest.2016.135 Authors: Miki Yamaguchi, Sachie Hirai, Yusuke Tanaka, Toshiyuki Sumi, Masahiro Miyajima, Taijiro Mishina, Gen Yamada, Mitsuo Otsuka, Tadashi Hasegawa, Takashi Kojima, Toshiro Niki, Atsushi Watanabe, Hiroki Takahashi & Yuji Sakuma
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