Leptin enhances the effect of transforming growth factor β in increasing type I collagen formation
- 4 October 2002
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier BV in Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
- Vol. 297 (4), 906-911
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0006-291x(02)02300-8
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