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Translocation of p21(Cip1/WAF1) from the nucleus to the cytoplasm correlates with pancreatic myofibroblast to fibroblast cell conversion.
Gut - 1 Jun 2005
Manapov F, Muller P, Rychly J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: In the pancreas, myofibroblasts (MFBs) were shown to play an important role in the cellular response during inflammation and injury. However, there is only fragmentary information concerning the fate of these cells in pancreas regeneration and fibrosis development. METHODS: Explant cultures of rat pancreatic tissue were used as a model to follow cellular dynamics and phenotype conversion of...
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