Plexiform Lesion in Severe Pulmonary Hypertension: Association with Glomeruloid Lesion
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Formation of plexiform lesions in experimental severe pulmonary arterial hypertension.
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عنوان ژورنال: The American Journal of Pathology
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0002-9440
DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9440(10)61705-1