Transforming growth factor β in tissue fibrosis

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 331, Issue 19, 1994, Pages 1286-1292

  Epstein, Franklin H ^a   Border, Wayne A ^b   Noble, Nancy A ^b  

^a University of Utah School of medicine ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1;

DRUG EFFECT; GRANULATION TISSUE; HUMAN; KIDNEY FIBROSIS; LIVER FIBROSIS; LUNG FIBROSIS; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKIN FIBROSIS; TREATMENT PLANNING; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMAL; CYTOKINES; FIBROSIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; PULMONARY FIBROSIS; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0028109801     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199411103311907     Document Type: Review

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