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1990 • 3,078 citations

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1994 • 3,055 citations

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1993 • 1,431 citations

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1993 • 1,022 citations

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1995 • 668 citations

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1996 • 636 citations

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1998 • 222 citations

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1997 • 207 citations

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1994 • 199 citations

Evidence that TGF-β should be a therapeutic target in diabetic nephropathy

1998 • 148 citations

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1997 • 115 citations

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1994 • 111 citations

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1997 • 109 citations

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1998 • 100 citations

Expression of TGF-β1 and matrix proteins is elevated in rats with chronic rejection

1996 • 92 citations

Transforming growth factor-β1 hyperexpression in African American end-stage renal disease patients

1998 • 89 citations

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1996 • 78 citations

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TGFβ—a role in systemic sclerosis?

1998 • 63 citations

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1996 • 50 citations

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1994 • 28 citations

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1998 • 28 citations

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1994 • 24 citations

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1998 • 9 citations