Correlation of α-smooth muscle actin expression and contraction in Dupuytren's disease fibroblasts

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1995, Pages 450-455

  Tomasek, James ^a   Rayan, Ghazi M ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ACTIN;

ARTICLE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DUPUYTREN CONTRACTURE; FIBROBLAST; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION;

ACTINS; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CELLS, CULTURED; COLLAGEN; DUPUYTREN'S CONTRACTURE; FASCIA; FIBROBLASTS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMAN; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0029016038     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0363-5023(05)80105-4     Document Type: Article

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