Induction of Subcutaneous Tissue Fibrosis in Newborn Mice by Transforming Growth Factor β—Simultaneous Application with Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor Causes Persistent Fibrosis
✍ Scribed by Mikio Shinozaki; Shigeru Kawara; Nobukazu Hayashi; Takashi Kakinuma; Atsuyuki Igarashi; Kazuhiko Takehara
- Book ID
- 115580713
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 223 KB
- Volume
- 237
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0006-291X
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