The Selective Angiotensin II Type 2 Receptor Agonist, Compound 21, Attenuates the Progression of Lung Fibrosis and Pulmonary Hypertension in an Experimental Model of Bleomycin-Induced Lung Injury
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Citation: Rathinasabapathy A, Horowitz A, Horton K, Kumar A, Gladson S, Unger T, Martinez D, Bedse G, West J, Raizada MK, Steckelings UM, Sumners C, Katovich MJ and Shenoy V (2018) The Selective Angiotensin II Type 2 Receptor Agonist, Compound 21, Attenuates the Progression of Lung Fibrosis and Pulmonary Hypertension in an Experimental Model of Bleomycin-Induced Lung Injury. Front. Physiol. 9:180. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2018.00180 The Selective Angiotensin II Type 2 Receptor Agonist, Compound 21, Attenuates the Progression of Lung Fibrosis and Pulmonary Hypertension in an Experimental Model of Bleomycin-Induced Lung Injury
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