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Record Nr.

UNINA9910144664503321

Titolo

Fibrosis [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Pitman Pub., 1985

ISBN

1-280-78420-2

9786613694591

0-470-72095-6

0-470-71865-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (268 p.)

Collana

Ciba Foundation symposium ; ; 114

Disciplina

611/.01815

Soggetti

Fibroblasts

Collagen

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Conference proceedings.

"Symposium on Fibrosis, held at the Ciba Foundation, London, 23-25 October 1984"--Contents page.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Fibrosis Ciba Foundation Symposium 114; Contents; Introduction; The fibroblast in morphogenesis and fibrosis: cell topography and surface-related functions; Discussion; Structural and functional studies on the interstitial collagengenes; Discussion; Synthesis of collagen: chemical regulation of post-translational events; Discussion; The structure of collagen; Discussion; Intermolecular cross-linking in fibrotic col- lagen; Discussion; The turnover and degradation of collagen; Discussion; Fibronectin in formation and degra-dation of the pericellular matrix; Discussion

Cell interactions in post-traumatic fibrosisDiscussion; Chemoattractants in fibrotic disorders; Discussion; HLA associations in fibrotic disease; Discussion; Host immune factors regulating fibrosis; Discussion; Collagen deposition in autoimmune diseases: the expanding role of the fibroblast in human fibrotic disease; Discussion; Regulation of fibroblast proliferation by Kupffer cells and monocytes; Discussion; Biochemical pathways leading to collagen deposition in pul- monary fibrosis; Discussion; Final general discussion; Summary; Index of contributors; Subject index