The elusive source of myofibroblasts: problem solved?

JS Duffield - Nature medicine, 2012 - nature.com
JS Duffield
Nature medicine, 2012nature.com
Fibrosis is omnipresent and contributes to a substantial proportion of all natural deaths. A
recent study (pages 1262–1270) provides evidence that the mysterious perivascular cell,
also known as the pericyte, is the cell type responsible for fibrotic disease in skin and
skeletal muscle.
Fibrosis is omnipresent and contributes to a substantial proportion of all natural deaths. A recent study (pages 1262–1270) provides evidence that the mysterious perivascular cell, also known as the pericyte, is the cell type responsible for fibrotic disease in skin and skeletal muscle.
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