Emphysema, lung disease and retinoic acid

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Lung Biology Laboratory, Georgetown University School of Medicine, 3900 Reservoir Road, N.W. Washington, D.C., 20007
Gloria D. Massaro & Donald Massaro

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Massaro, G., Massaro, D. Emphysema, lung disease and retinoic acid. Nat Med 3, 817 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1038/nm0897-817b