Fibrocytes and the tissue niche in lung repair

Human fibrocytes are bone marrow-derived mesenchymal progenitor cells that express a variety of markers related to leukocytes, hematopoietic stem cells and a diverse set of fibroblast phenotypes. Fibrocytes can be recruited from the circulation to the tissue where they further can differentiate and...

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Main Authors: Andersson-Sjöland, Annika, Nihlberg, Kristian, Eriksson, Leif, Bjermer, Leif, Westergren-Thorsson, Gunilla
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2011
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3138446/