A complex interrelationship exists between the extracellular matrix and cytokine signaling in articular chondrocytes. We sought to determine whether the extracellular matrix serves as a regulatory component of transforming growth factor-beta1 expression. Bovine articular chondrocytes were isolated a
Transforming growth factor β1-regulated gene expression of Ito cells
✍ Scribed by T Knittel; T Janneck; L Muller; P Fellmer; G Ramadori
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 725 KB
- Volume
- 24
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0270-9139
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