[The fibroblast, definition of its phenotype by its "programme" of biosynthesis of the extracellular matrix].

Abstract excerpt

This presentation is an introduction to a symposium focusing on the fibroblast, a virtually ubiquitous cell which is cultured in many laboratories. The traditional definition of the fibroblast based solely on morphological criteria, which has satisfied most biologists for years, now needs reappra...

Topics

• Collagen
• Elastin
• Extracellular Matrix
• Fibroblasts
• Glycoproteins
• Humans
• In Vitro Techniques
• Phenotype
• Proteoglycans