Differential Gene Expression in the Lungs of Rats with Experimental Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
- Authors: Vachrushev N.S1, Shilenko L.A1, Karpov A.A1,2, Ivkin D.Y2, Galagudza M.M1, Kostareva A.A1, Kalinina O.V1,3
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Affiliations:
- Almazov National Medical Research Centre
- Saint Petersburg State Chemical and Pharmaceutical University
- Saint-Petersburg Pasteur Institute
- Issue: Vol 111, No 11 (2025)
- Pages: 1750–1766
- Section: EXPERIMENTAL ARTICLES
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/0869-8139/article/view/355684
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.7868/S2658655X25110046
- ID: 355684
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About the authors
N. S Vachrushev
Almazov National Medical Research Centre
Email: drabrikos@gmail.com
Saint-Petersburg, Russia
L. A Shilenko
Almazov National Medical Research CentreSaint-Petersburg, Russia
A. A Karpov
Almazov National Medical Research Centre; Saint Petersburg State Chemical and Pharmaceutical UniversitySaint-Petersburg, Russia; Saint-Petersburg, Russia
D. Y Ivkin
Saint Petersburg State Chemical and Pharmaceutical UniversitySaint-Petersburg, Russia
M. M Galagudza
Almazov National Medical Research CentreSaint-Petersburg, Russia
A. A Kostareva
Almazov National Medical Research CentreSaint-Petersburg, Russia
O. V Kalinina
Almazov National Medical Research Centre; Saint-Petersburg Pasteur InstituteSaint-Petersburg, Russia
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