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A tale of two orgins: do myofibroblasts originate from different sources in wound healing and fibrosis?

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  1. Departments of Dentistry and Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, N6A 5C1, Canada

    James Hutchenreuther & Andrew Leask

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Hutchenreuther, J., Leask, A. A tale of two orgins: do myofibroblasts originate from different sources in wound healing and fibrosis?. Cell Tissue Res 365, 507–509 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00441-016-2419-5

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