fibroblast
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The process by which lung injury either leads to healing or fibrosis relies in part on what happens to a cell called a fibroblast, which forms connective tissue.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 12, 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
Skin cells are very good for this endeavour, particularly a type of connective tissue cell called a fibroblast.
From BBC ● May 19, 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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