Expression of a 2.8-kb PDGF-B/c-sis transcript and synthesis of PDGF-like protein by human lung fibroblasts.
The replication of fibroblasts is thought to be controlled by exogenous growth factors mainly secreted by macrophages and epithelial cells. However, under standard culture conditions, lung fibroblasts are able to produce several growth factors, suggesting an autocrine pathway of proliferation. In th...
| Published in: | CHEST Vol. 108; no. 1; pp. 240 - 246 |
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| Main Authors: | , , , , |
| Format: | research Journal Article |
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American College of Chest Physicians
1995 Jul
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