Nerve growth factor is produced by human fibroblasts and modulates them: Role of nerve growth factor in tissue repair

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 124, Issue 1-3, 2001, Pages 279-281

  Levi Schaffer, Francesca ^a   Micera, A ^a   Maquart, F X ^b   Aloe, L ^c  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE REIMS CHAMPAGNE ARDENNE   (France)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Eosinophils; Fibroblasts; Fibrosis; Inflammation; Mast cells; Nerve growth factor; P75; Repair; TrkA

Indexed keywords

NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NEUROTROPHIN;

ALLERGY; CELL FUNCTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFECTOR CELL; EOSINOPHIL; FIBROGENESIS; FIBROSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFLAMMATION; LUNG FIBROBLAST; MAST CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN FIBROBLAST; TARGET CELL; TISSUE REPAIR;

EID: 0035052749     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000053732     Document Type: Conference Paper

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