Myofibroblasts and mechano: Regulation of connective tissue remodelling

Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 349-363

  Tomasek, James J ^a   Gabbiani, Giulio ^b   Hinz, Boris ^b   Chaponnier, Christine ^b   Brown, Robert A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CONTRACTURE; CORNEA INJURY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FIBROBLAST; FORCE; MYOFIBROBLAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGENERATION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; WOUND HEALING;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FIBROBLASTS; HUMANS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0036277026     PISSN: 14710072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nrm809     Document Type: Review

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