Role of connective tissue growth factor
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Sonoko Chujo; Fumiaki Shirasaki; Miki Kondo-Miyazaki; Yuka Ikawa; Kazuhiko Takeh
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Article
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2009
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract Activation of the immune system and abnormal growth of skin fibroblasts cause systemic sclerosis. Growth factors have various biological activities, including mediation of immune reactions. The growth factor family includes basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF), transforming growth fact