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Microstructural characteristics of extracellular matrix produced by stromal fibroblasts.
Annals of biomedical engineering - 1 Oct 2006
Crabb Rachael A B, Chau Eric P, Decoteau Danya M, Hubel Allison
Abstract excerpt
The overall objective of this investigation was to characterize the extracellular matrix deposited by the stromal fibroblasts as a function of time in culture and matrix microstructure. Stromal fibroblasts were seeded onto collagen matrices and cultured for up to 5 weeks. The collagen matrices contained collagen fibrils with an average diameter of 215 +/- 20 nm. When cultured on a collagen film, an average fibril...
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