Cell size, cell cycle, and α-smooth muscle actin expression by primary human lung fibroblasts

American Journal of Physiology - Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology

Volumn 275, Issue 5 19-5, 1998, Pages

  Uhal, Bruce D ^a   Ramos, Carlos ^b   Joshi, Iravati ^a   Bifero, Antonio ^a   Pardo, Annie ^c   Selman, Moises ^b  

^a MICHAEL REESE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ENFERMEDADES RESPIRATORIAS   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Cell heterogeneity; Lung cells; Myofibroblast; Proliferation

Indexed keywords

ACTIN;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL CYCLE; CELL INFILTRATION; CELL ISOLATION; CELL LABELING; CELL SIZE; CELL SORTER; DNA DETERMINATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPOTHESIS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LUNG FIBROBLAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEDIMENTATION RATE; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031792068     PISSN: 10400605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.1998.275.5.l998     Document Type: Article

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