Skin connective tissue aging and dermal fibroblasts

Dermal Fibroblasts: Histological Perspectives, Characterization and Role in Disease

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 31-55

  Quan, Taihao ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Age related diseases; Collagen; Connective tissue; Dermal fibroblast; ECM; Mechanical property; Skin connective tissue aging; Stromal microenvironment

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EID: 84892078352     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: None     Document Type: Chapter

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