Excess collagen deposition occurs in pulmonary fibrosis. A new study suggests that collagen overproduction may originate from cells derived from bone marrow precursors rather than parenchymal lung fibroblasts .
Sarah E. Dunsmore, Steven D. Shapiro
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Participation of bone marrow-derived cells in fibrotic changes in denervated skeletal muscle
Y Mochizuki, K Ojima, A Uezumi, S Masuda, K Yoshimura, S Takeda |
The American Journal of Pathology | 2005 |