In vitro assay of collagen gel contraction by cardiac fibroblasts in serum-free conditions

Methods and Findings in Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 377-382

  Lijnen, P ^a   Petrov, V ^a   Fagard, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cardiac fibroblasts; Collagen contraction

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN GEL; INSULIN; SELENIUM; TRANSFERRIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL INTERACTION; CELL STIMULATION; COLLAGEN SYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; FIBROBLAST; INCUBATION TIME; NONHUMAN;

EID: 0035195515     PISSN: 03790355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1358/mf.2001.23.7.662122     Document Type: Article

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