Fibroblasts

Word FIBROBLASTS
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Definitions and meanings of "Fibroblasts"

What do we mean by fibroblasts?

A cell found in connective tissue that produces fibers, such as collagen.

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The word "fibroblasts" in example sentences

Diagnostic confirmation frequently requires the use of cultured skin fibroblasts, liver or some other tissue and a range of enzymatic, molecular flux and molecular techniques. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Proliferative phase 2 days - 3 weeks: The body starts building tissue with specialized collagen-forming cells called fibroblasts. ❋ Neal M. Blitz (2011)

The latest experiment was done on a type of skin tissue known as fibroblasts, taken from mice. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Connective tissue cells called fibroblasts provided a crucial third ingredient. ❋ Unknown (2005)

Rather non-immune cells called fibroblasts -- the main target of virus infection -- provided the essential type I IFN. ❋ Unknown (2010)

GICD director Deepak Srivastava, MD, directly reprogrammed structural cells called fibroblasts in the heart to become beating heart cells called cardiomyocytes. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The liver cells were strategically interspersed with other cells called fibroblasts that support the growth of liver tissue. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Stem cells made from skin cells called fibroblasts taken from the tip of a mouse's tail aren't very good at becoming blood cells, for instance, says George Daley, a stem cell biologist at Children's Hospital ❋ Unknown (2010)

Technically, these cells are only called fibroblasts while the tissue is developing. ❋ Unknown (2010)

In a finding that seems to suggest differentiated, adult cells are actually a lot more flexible than originally thought, researchers have recently been able to demonstrate a simple conversion method that turns skin cells called fibroblasts into fully functioning nerve cells. ❋ Unknown (2010)

These supporting cells are called fibroblasts, and they produce the stroma (connective tissue) that surrounds tumour cells. ❋ Unknown (2010)

These supporting cells are called fibroblasts, and they produce the stroma (connective tissue) that surrounds tumor cells. ❋ Unknown (2010)

According to Dr. Lisanti, who is also director of the Jefferson Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine Center at the Kimmel Cancer Center, caveolin-1 is expressed by cells in the stroma called fibroblasts, which are present in the connective tissue surrounding cancer cells. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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