Platelets drive smooth muscle metaplasia and fibrogenesis in endometriosis through epithelial–mesenchymal transition and fibroblast-to-myofibroblast transdifferentiation

Qi Zhang, Jie Duan, Xishi Liu, Sun-Wei Guo, Sun‐Wei Guo
Molecular and cellular endocrinology · 2016 · vol. 428 , pp. 1–16 · doi:10.1016/j.mce.2016.03.015 · PMID:26992563 · W2299003422
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Platelets induce smooth muscle metaplasia and fibrogenesis in endometriosis by promoting epithelial-mesenchymal transition and fibroblast-to-myofibroblast transdifferentiation.

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Blood Platelets Cell Transdifferentiation Endometriosis Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition Muscle, Smooth Myofibroblasts Actins Actins Adult Antigens, CD Antigens, CD Blood Platelets Cadherins Cadherins Cell Movement Cell Shape Collagen Collagen Endometriosis Epithelial Cells

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