Increased expression of transforming growth factor-β1, acidic fibroblast growth factor, and basic fibroblast growth factor in fetal versus adult fibroblast cell lines

Laryngoscope

Volumn 110, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 616-619

  Lee, Nina J ^a   Wang, Steven J ^a   Kay Durairaj, K ^a   Srivatsan, Eri S ^b   Wang, Marilene B ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fetal; Fibroblasts; Growth factors; Western blot; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

ACIDIC FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; BASIC FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; BETA TUBULIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL LINE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS; FIBROBLAST; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SCHOOL CHILD; WESTERN BLOTTING; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0034076544     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005537-200004000-00015     Document Type: Article

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