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Platelet isoforms of platelet-derived growth factor stimulate fibroblasts to contract collagen matrices.

Fibroplasia and angiogenesis are essential components of tissue repair when substantial tissue has been lost at a site of injury. Platelets and monocyte/macrophages accumulate at these sites and release a variety of growth factors that are thought to initiate and sustain the repair. Often the involv...

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Main Authors: Clark, R A, Folkvord, J M, Hart, C E, Murray, M J, McPherson, J M
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 1989
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC329754/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2760210
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