Mechanisms of fibrosis: The role of the pericyte

Current Opinion in Nephrology and Hypertension

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 297-305

  Schrimpf, Claudia ^a   Duffield, Jeremy S ^a,b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

kidney fibrosis; myofibroblast; pericyte endothelial cross talk; pericytes

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN 1ALPHA1; COLLAGEN TYPE 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CAPILLARY WALL; CELL INTERACTION; CELL STRUCTURE; ENDOTHELIUM; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; KIDNEY FIBROSIS; KIDNEY INJURY; NONHUMAN; PERICYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STROMA CELL;

ANIMALS; FIBROSIS; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; HUMANS; KIDNEY; PERICYTES; PROTEINS;

EID: 79954993703     PISSN: 10624821     EISSN: 14736543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MNH.0b013e328344c3d4     Document Type: Review

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