CCN2 expression by fibroblasts is not required for cutaneous tissue repair

Wound Repair and Regeneration

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 119-124

  Liu, Shangxi ^a   Thompson, Katherine ^a   Leask, Andrew ^a  

^a WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALPHA SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN; COLLAGEN TYPE 1; CONNECTIVE TISSUE GROWTH FACTOR; CYCLIN G2; CYSTEINE RICH PROTEIN 61;

ADULT; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL MIGRATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FIBROBLAST; GENE DELETION; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; MOUSE; MYOFIBROBLAST; NONHUMAN; PERICYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SKIN INJURY; TISSUE REPAIR;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELL ADHESION; CELLS, CULTURED; COLLAGEN; CONNECTIVE TISSUE GROWTH FACTOR; FIBROBLASTS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERCELLULAR SIGNALING PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; SKIN; UP-REGULATION; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84891815577     PISSN: 10671927     EISSN: 1524475X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/wrr.12131     Document Type: Article

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