Activin: A novel player in tissue repair processes

Histology and Histopathology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 295-304

  Werner, S ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Activin; Inflammation; Injury; Tissue repair

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN; CYTOKINE; GROWTH FACTOR; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; BRAIN INJURY; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROHN DISEASE; EPITHELIUM; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FIBROBLAST; FIBROSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KERATINOCYTE; MOUSE; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SKIN INJURY; TISSUE DIFFERENTIATION; TISSUE INJURY; TISSUE REPAIR; ULCERATIVE COLITIS; WOUND HEALING;

ACTIVINS; ANIMALS; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; BRAIN; HUMANS; INHIBINS; REGENERATION; SKIN PHYSIOLOGY; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0032967312     PISSN: 02133911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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