The underlying cellular mechanism of fibrosis.

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The underlying cellular mechanism of fibrosis.

Kidney international. Supplement - 1 May 1996

Rodemann H P, Binder A, Burger A, Güven N, Löffler H, Bamberg M

Abstract excerpt

Fibrosis is a common sequela of various exogenous insults to a variety of parenchymal tissues. The underlying mechanisms of the induction and progression of fibrosis both at the molecular and cellular level have not been clarified so far. In the present study the cellular processes that ultimatel...

Topics

Animals
Cell Differentiation
Fibroblasts
Humans
Lung
Mitosis
Phenotype
Pulmonary Fibrosis
Rats
Stem Cells
Transforming Growth Factor beta

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