Setting a trap for tissue fibrosis

Eric G. Neilson

doi:10.1038/nm0405-373

Setting a trap for tissue fibrosis

Eric G. Neilson^*

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Abstract

The accumulation of fibroblasts in epithelial organs such as the kidney can produce dangerous scars. Such tissue fibrosis begins when epithelial cells morph into fibroblasts by epithelial-mesenchymal transition. A key regulator of this process in the kidney now emerges.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	373-374
Number of pages	2
Journal	Nature Medicine
Volume	11
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/nm0405-373
State	Published - Apr 1 2005

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General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

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