TGF-β-induced EMT: Mechanisms and implications for fibrotic lung disease

American Journal of Physiology - Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology

Volumn 293, Issue 3, 2007, Pages

  Willis, Brigham C ^a   Borok, Zea ^b,c  

^a ST JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alveolar epithelium; Epithelial mesenchymal transition; Pulmonary fibrosis; Transforming growth factor

Indexed keywords

TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

CELL DAMAGE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; EPITHELIUM CELL; FIBROGENESIS; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG FIBROSIS; MESENCHYME CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FIBROSIS; HUMANS; LUNG; LUNG DISEASES; MESODERM; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

EID: 34548411746     PISSN: 10400605     EISSN: 15221504     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00163.2007     Document Type: Review

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