fibroblast
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The signal is a protein called fibroblast growth factor that is made within the embryo.
From Science Daily • May 31, 2024
"We show, for the first time in this study, that many fibroblast cells are actually produced by these excessive endothelial cells. We must find a way to prevent this from happening," Huo says.
From Science Daily • May 2, 2024
The principal cell of connective tissues is the fibroblast.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
Skin cells are very good for this endeavour, particularly a type of connective tissue cell called a fibroblast.
From BBC • May 19, 2022
Just like T cells engineered outside the body in traditional CAR-T therapy, they use the mRNA instructions to become primed to target and kill the fibroblast cells displaying FAP.
From Science Magazine • Jan. 5, 2022
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