Fibroblast contraction of collagen lattices in vitro: Inhibition by chronic inflammatory cell mediators

Journal of Cellular Physiology

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 1983, Pages 345-351

  Ehrlich, H Paul ^a   Wyler, David J ^b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; PROSTAGLANDIN;

ANIMAL CELL; CYTOSKELETON; FIBROBLAST; FIBROSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; MOUSE; NORMAL HUMAN; RETICULOENDOTHELIAL SYSTEM; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMAL; CELLS, CULTURED; CHRONIC DISEASE; COLLAGEN; FEMALE; FIBROBLASTS; GELS; GRANULOMA; INFLAMMATION; LIVER DISEASES; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SOLUBILITY; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0020601974     PISSN: 00219541     EISSN: 10974652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcp.1041160312     Document Type: Article

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