Transforming growth factor β stimulates fibroblast-collagen matrix contraction by different mechanisms in mechanically loaded and unloaded matrices

Experimental Cell Research

Volumn 273, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 248-255

  Grinnell, Frederick ^a   Ho, Chin Han ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Actin; Contraction; Myofibroblast; Transforming growth factor ; Wound repair; smooth muscle actin

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ARTICLE; AUTOCRINE EFFECT; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MECHANICAL STRESS; MYOFIBROBLAST; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN FIBROBLAST;

EID: 0036061466     PISSN: 00144827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/excr.2001.5445     Document Type: Article

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