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Jaana Marttala1, Jonathan P Andrews1, Joel Rosenbloom2, Jouni Uitto3.
Abstract
Animal models are crucial for the study of fibrosis. Keloids represent a unique type of fibrotic scarring that occurs only in humans, thus presenting a challenge for those studying the pathogenesis of this disease and its therapeutic options. Here, several animal models of fibrosis currently in use are described, emphasizing recent progress and highlighting encouraging challenges.Entities:
Keywords: Animal models; Hypertrophic scar; Keloids; Tissue fibrosis
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Year: 2016 PMID: 26827712 PMCID: PMC4842112 DOI: 10.1016/j.matbio.2016.01.014
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Matrix Biol ISSN: 0945-053X Impact factor: 11.583