Fibroblasts have plasticity and potential utility for cell therapy

Human Cell

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 30-34

  Osonoi, Makoto ^a   Iwanuma, Osamu ^a   Kikuchi, Akihito ^a   Abe, Shinichi ^a  

^a TOKYO DENTAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Collagen gel; Fibroblasts; Glass bottom dish; Plasticity

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN GEL;

ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL THERAPY; ECTODERM; ENDODERM; GERM LAYER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MESODERM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN FIBROBLAST;

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; COLLAGEN; FIBROBLASTS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GELS; HUMANS; SKIN; TISSUE THERAPY;

EID: 79952961529     PISSN: 09147470     EISSN: 17490774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13577-011-0008-1     Document Type: Article

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