Perspective Article: Tissue repair, contraction, and the myofibroblast

• Published in: Wound repair and regeneration Vol. 13; no. 1; pp. 7 - 12
• Main Authors: Desmoulière, Alexis, Chaponnier, Christine, Gabbiani, Giulio
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK; Malden, USA Blackwell Science Inc 01.01.2005

After the first description of the myofibroblast in granulation tissue of an open wound by means of electron microscopy, as an intermediate cell between the fibroblast and the smooth muscle cell, the myofibroblast has been identified both in normal tissues, particularly in locations where there is a...