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Fibrocytes: Discovery of a Circulating Connective Tissue Cell Progenitor

Richard Bucala

Yale University School of Medicine, The Anlyan Center, S525, PO Box 208031, 300 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT 06520-8031, USA

Professor of Medicine, and Pathology, Yale University, The School of Medicine, The Anlyan Center, S525, 300 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT 06520-8031. Tel.: 203 737 1453; Fax: 203 785 7053.

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https://doi.org/10.1142/9789812706690_0001Cited by:13 (Source: Crossref)

Abstract:

The following sections are included:

Introduction

Phenotypic Properties

Functional Roles in Wound Repair

Role in Health and Disease
- Wound Repair
- Tumor Biology
- Immunostimulatory Properties
- Infectious Diseases
- Scleroderma
- Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis (NSF)
- Asthma, Acute Lung Injury, and Pulmonary Fibrosis