Persistence of TGF-β1 induction of increased fibroblast contractility

In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology - Animal

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 193-201

  Liu, X D ^a   Rennard, S I ^a  

^a NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Collagen gel; Fibrosis; Lung; TGf

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN GEL; COLLAGEN TYPE 1; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA2; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA3; COLLAGEN; TGFB1 PROTEIN, HUMAN; TGFB1 PROTEIN, RAT; TGFB2 PROTEIN, HUMAN; TGFB3 PROTEIN, RAT; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FETUS; FIBROBLAST CULTURE; FIBROSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NONHUMAN; RAT; WOUND CONTRACTION; WOUND HEALING; ADULT; ANIMAL; BRONCHUS; CELL COUNT; CELL LINE; CELL SIZE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; FIBROBLAST; GEL; KINETICS; LUNG; PATHOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT;

CICONIIFORMES;

ADULT; ANIMALS; BRONCHI; CELL COUNT; CELL LINE; CELL SIZE; COLLAGEN; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; FIBROBLASTS; GELS; HUMANS; KINETICS; LUNG; RATS; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA2; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA3;

EID: 0034744212     PISSN: 10712690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1290/1071-2690(2001)037<0193:POTIOI>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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