Fibrocytes and the tissue niche in lung repair
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Human fibrocytes are bone marrow-derived mesenchymal progenitor cells that express a variety of markers related to leukocytes, hematopoietic stem cells and a diverse set of fibroblast phenotypes. Fibrocytes can be recruited from the circulation to the tissue wher...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-06-01
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Series: | Respiratory Research |
Online Access: | http://respiratory-research.com/content/12/1/76 |