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Descriptor English:   Myofibroblasts 
Descriptor Spanish:   miofibroblastos 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Miofibroblastos 
Synonyms English:   Myofibroblast  
Tree Number:   A11.329.228.975
A11.620.520.500
Definition English:   Spindle-shaped cells with characteristic CONTRACTILE PROTEINS and structures that contribute to the WOUND HEALING process. They occur in GRANULATION TISSUE and also in pathological processes such as FIBROSIS. 
History Note English:   2011 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
CH chemistry CL classification
CY cytology DE drug effects
EN enzymology IM immunology
ME metabolism MI microbiology
PS parasitology PA pathology
PH physiology RE radiation effects
TR transplantation UL ultrastructure
VI virology  
Record Number:   53852 
Unique Identifier:   D058628 

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