Biochemical evidence for an increased and progressive deposition of collagen in lungs of patients with pulmonary fibrosis.

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Published in Clin Sci (Lond) on January 01, 1986

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J M Kirk, P E Da Costa, M Turner-Warwick, R J Littleton, G J Laurent

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