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Effects of "second-hand" smoke on structure and function of fibroblasts, cells that are critical for tissue repair and remodeling

BACKGROUND: It is known that "second-hand" cigarette smoke leads to abnormal tissue repair and remodelling but the cellular mechanisms involved in these adverse effects are not well understood. Fibroblasts play a major role in repair and remodelling. They orchestrate these processes by pro...

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Autores principales: Wong, Lina S, Green, Harry Miguel, Feugate, Jo Ellen, Yadav, Madhav, Nothnagel, Eugene A, Martins-Green, Manuela
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2004
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC400727/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15066202
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2121-5-13