Sericin enhances attachment of cultured human skin fibroblasts

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 403-405

  Tsubouchi, Kozo ^a   Igarashi, Yumiko ^a   Takasu, Yoko ^a   Yamada, Hiromi ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bombyx mori; Cell attachment; Fibroblasts; Human cells; Sericin

Indexed keywords

BIOSYNTHESIS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CELL CULTURE; DRUG PRODUCTS;

FIBROBLASTS; HUMAN SKIN CULTURE; SERICIN M;

SKIN;

SERICIN;

ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; FIBROBLAST; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; SKIN;

CELL ADHESION; FIBROBLASTS; HUMANS; SERICINS; SKIN;

BOMBYX MORI;

EID: 15744374902     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.69.403     Document Type: Article

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