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What stiffening lung tissue reveals about the earliest stages of fibrosis

University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering and Applied Science

Journal: Nature Materials
Funder: NIH/National Institutes of Health, American Lung Association, David and Lucile Packard Foundation, U.S. National Science Foundation
DOI: 10.1038/s41563-025-02329-0

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/Life sciences/Cell biology/Cellular physiology/Cell morphology/Cell structure/Extracellular matrix
/Health and medicine/Diseases and disorders/Respiratory disorders
/Health and medicine/Diseases and disorders/Fibrosis

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