Therapeutic potential of follistatin to promote tissue regeneration and prevent tissue fibrosis

Endocrine Journal

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 849-854

  Aoki, Fumiaki ^a   Kojima, Itaru ^b  

^a GUNMA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN; ACTIVIN A; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; FOLLISTATIN; GLIAL CELL LINE DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR;

DRUG MECHANISM; FIBROSIS; HUMAN; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER REGENERATION; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; TISSUE REGENERATION;

ACTIVINS; ANIMALS; FIBROSIS; FOLLISTATIN; HUMANS; ORGANOGENESIS; REGENERATION;

EID: 40449141852     PISSN: 09188959     EISSN: 13484540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1507/endocrj.KR07E-001     Document Type: Review

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