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Myofibroblasts: Master of disguise
Myofibroblasts are the unique population of smooth muscle-like fibroblasts. These cells have a role in growth factors secretion, matrix deposition and degradation. Thereby, myofibroblast contributes in both human physiology and pathology. This review explains the myofibroblastic lesions, imperative...
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5763885/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29391737 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jomfp.JOMFP_146_15 |
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| author | Bagalad, Bhavana S Mohan Kumar, K P Puneeth, H K |
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| description | Myofibroblasts are the unique population of smooth muscle-like fibroblasts. These cells have a role in growth factors secretion, matrix deposition and degradation. Thereby, myofibroblast contributes in both human physiology and pathology. This review explains the myofibroblastic lesions, imperative role of myofibroblasts in organogenesis, repair, regeneration, inflammation and tumorigenesis. |
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| spelling | pubmed-57638852018-02-01 Myofibroblasts: Master of disguise Bagalad, Bhavana S Mohan Kumar, K P Puneeth, H K J Oral Maxillofac Pathol Review Article Myofibroblasts are the unique population of smooth muscle-like fibroblasts. These cells have a role in growth factors secretion, matrix deposition and degradation. Thereby, myofibroblast contributes in both human physiology and pathology. This review explains the myofibroblastic lesions, imperative role of myofibroblasts in organogenesis, repair, regeneration, inflammation and tumorigenesis. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2017 /pmc/articles/PMC5763885/ /pubmed/29391737 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jomfp.JOMFP_146_15 Text en Copyright: © 2017 Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as the author is credited and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms. |
| spellingShingle | Review Article Bagalad, Bhavana S Mohan Kumar, K P Puneeth, H K Myofibroblasts: Master of disguise |
| title | Myofibroblasts: Master of disguise |
| title_full | Myofibroblasts: Master of disguise |
| title_fullStr | Myofibroblasts: Master of disguise |
| title_full_unstemmed | Myofibroblasts: Master of disguise |
| title_short | Myofibroblasts: Master of disguise |
| title_sort | myofibroblasts: master of disguise |
| topic | Review Article |
| url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5763885/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29391737 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jomfp.JOMFP_146_15 |
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