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Mechanical Tension Controls Granulation Tissue Contractile Activity and Myofibroblast Differentiation
American Journal Of Pathology · 2001 · Vol. 159(3) · pp. 1009–1020
Boris Hinz✉(University of Geneva)Dominique Mastrangelo(University Hospital of Geneva)Christophe Iselin(University Hospital of Geneva)Christine Chaponnier(University of Geneva)Giulio Gabbiani(University of Geneva)
Muscle Physiology and DisordersBotulinum Toxin and Related Neurological DisordersTendon Structure and TreatmentMyofibroblastGranulation tissueTension (geology)PathologyMedicineBiologyChemistryAnatomyCell biologyImmunology
MeSH terms
ActinsAnimalsCell DifferentiationFemaleFibroblastsGranulation TissueIsometric ContractionMuscle, SmoothStress, MechanicalWound HealingBiomarkersRats, WistarRats
Funding
- National Science Foundation
- Biogen
- Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung
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