The lipofibroblast: more than a lipid-storage depot.

Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol

Department of Veterans Affairs Research Service and Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa.

Published: May 2019

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