Identification of fibrocytes in peripheral blood

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 180, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1279-1280

  Kolb, Martin R J ^a   Gauldie, Jack ^a   Strieter, Robert M ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN TYPE 1; EPITOPE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY;

BLOOD; CELL AGGREGATION; FIBROCYTE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; LETTER; LEUKOCYTE; LUNG FIBROSIS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MESENCHYME CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAINING;

EID: 72549101244     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.180.12.1279a     Document Type: Letter

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