fibroblast
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The injectable material also contains fibroblast cells -- supportive cells that improve hepatocyte survival and encourage blood vessels to grow into the newly formed tissue.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026
Collagen and many other proteins produced by these fibroblast cells accumulate outside of the vascular cells and eventually lead to fibrosis or scarring in the eye.
From Science Daily ● May 2, 2024
Previous attempts to identify drugs targeting fibroblasts have focused only on selected aspects of fibroblast behavior, and how these drugs work often remains unclear.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 1, 2024
The principal cell of connective tissues is the fibroblast.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
As you might expect, a fibrocyte, a less active form of fibroblast, is the second most common cell type in connective tissue proper.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
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