Inhibition of Fatty Acid–Binding Protein 4 Attenuated Kidney Fibrosis by Mediating Macrophage-to-Myofibroblast Transition
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عنوان ژورنال: Frontiers in Immunology
سال: 2020
ISSN: 1664-3224
DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.566535