Understanding the mechanisms responsible fin-photodamage to the skin is most important fl~r dermatology. 3-D cullures have been used as tools to mimic the in vivo situation lot several years. Wc irradiated such a system containing human dermal fibroblasts cultured m collagen gels, a well-known model
EP4 receptor regulates collagen type-I, MMP-1, and MMP-3 gene expression in human tendon fibroblasts in response to IL-1β treatment
✍ Scribed by Bhavani P. Thampatty; Hongxia Li; Hee-Jeong Im; James H.-C. Wang
- Book ID
- 116507669
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 459 KB
- Volume
- 386
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0378-1119
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