Connective tissue growth factor (CCN2, CTGF) and organ fibrosis: Lessons from transgenic animals

Journal of Cell Communication and Signaling

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-4

  Brigstock, David R ^a,b  

^a NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

CCN2; Connective tissue growth factor; CTGF; Fibrogenesis; Matricellular; Transgene

Indexed keywords

CONNECTIVE TISSUE GROWTH FACTOR; FIBRONECTIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

DISEASE EXACERBATION; FIBROGENESIS; FIBROSIS; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; KIDNEY FIBROSIS; LIVER FIBROSIS; LUNG ALVEOLUS CELL; LUNG DEVELOPMENT; LUNG FIBROSIS; MICROENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PODOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; TISSUE INJURY; TRANSGENE; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 77249143863     PISSN: 18739601     EISSN: 1873961X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12079-009-0071-5     Document Type: Note

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