Musculoskeletal connective tissue cells with muscle: Expression of muscle actin in and contraction of fibroblasts, chondrocytes, and osteoblasts

Wound Repair and Regeneration

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 11-18

  Spector, M ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN;

ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; CARTILAGE CELL; CONNECTIVE TISSUE CELL; FIBROBLAST; FREY SYNDROME; GENE EXPRESSION; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; KNEE MENISCUS; LIGAMENT; MUSCLE FIBER CONTRACTION; OSTEOBLAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKIN INJURY; TENDON; WOUND HEALING;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; CHONDROCYTES; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; FIBROBLASTS; HUMANS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; OSTEOBLASTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0035072333     PISSN: 10671927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1524-475X.2001.00011.x     Document Type: Review

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