The Kruppel-like factor KLF15 inhibits connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) expression in cardiac fibroblasts
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0022-2828
DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2008.05.005