Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1. Integrins: Form and Role in Myofibroblast Differentiation and Function
Qiang Ma, Jie Dong and Bridget Hindman (Receptor Biology Laboratory, Toxicology and Molecular Biology Branch, Health Effects Laboratory Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Morgantown, WV, USA)
Chapter 2. The Role of Myofibroblasts in Normal Skin Wound Healing
Véronique J. Moulin (Centre de recherche en organogénèse expérimentale de l’Université Laval/LOEX, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Département de chirurgie, Faculté de Médecine, Université Laval, Québec, QC, and Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec – Université Laval, Axe médecine régénératrice, Québec, QC, Canada)
Chapter 3. Myofibroblasts in Cancer and Fibrosis: Two Sides of the Same Coin?
Bridget Hindman and Qiang Ma (Receptor Biology Laboratory, Toxicology and Molecular Biology Branch, Health Effects Laboratory Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Morgantown, WV, USA)
Chapter 4. Role of Bone Marrow Stem Cells and Bone Marrow Stem Cell Derived Myofibroblasts in Carcinogenesis and Cancer Development, and Ways to Inhibit the Process of Malignization
Viktor Shtilbans (Integrated Oncology, LabCorp Specialty Testing Group, retired, NY, USA)
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