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- noun Plural form of
myofibroblast .
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Examples
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It has long been known that specialized connecting tissue cells, so-called myofibroblasts, wander in and pull the wound together.
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During tissue repair, the study says, specialised cells called myofibroblasts travel to the wound to generate connective tissue to cause healing.
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During tissue repair, specialized cells called myofibroblasts migrate to the wound where they generate the adhesive and tensile forces required for wound closure.
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Most of the fibrogenic cells in the liver are a-smooth muscle actin-expressing myofibroblasts and most are derived from the transdifferentiation of hepatic stellate cells.
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Most of the fibrogenic cells in the liver are a-smooth muscle actin-expressing myofibroblasts and most are derived from the transdifferentiation of hepatic stellate cells.
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Intranodal palisaded myofibroblastoma (IPM) is a benign mesenchymal neoplasm originating from smooth muscle cells and myofibroblasts.
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The number of stromal myofibroblasts was lower than that seen in the suture group at 3 months postsurgery.
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Intranodal palisaded myofibroblastoma (IPM) is a benign mesenchymal neoplasm originating from smooth muscle cells and myofibroblasts.
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The number of stromal myofibroblasts was lower than that seen in the suture group at 3 months postsurgery.
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Tsujino T, Seshimo I, Yamamoto H, Ngan CY, Ezumi K, et al. (2007) Stromal myofibroblasts predict disease recurrence for colorectal cancer.
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