The myofibroblast: phenotypic characterization as a prerequisite to understanding its functions in translational medicine.

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The phrase translational research' conveys the idea of the pursuit of applications for the treatment of human disease. The myofibroblast, long known for having a role in wound-healing, and for its presence in fibrotic conditions and tumour stroma, is becoming a focus for translational research, not least through its increasingly documented role as a tumour-promoting cell. In fibroproliferative conditions, cancer...

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