pulmonary fibrosis

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Normal lung tissue from a mouse.

Fibrotic tissue isolated from the lung of a mouse.

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Normal lung tissue from a mouse.

Normal lung tissue from a mouse.

Photo courtesy of Bethany B. Moore, Ph.D., U-M Medical School

Fibrotic tissue isolated from the lung of a mouse.

Fibrotic tissue isolated from the lung of a mouse.

Photo courtesy of Bethany B. Moore, Ph.D., U-M Medical School

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