Increased Expression of TGF-β Signaling Components in a Mouse Model of Fibrosis Induced by Submandibular Gland Duct Ligation

Lucas T. Woods; Jean M. Camden; Farid G. El-Sayed; Mahmoud G. Khalafalla; Michael J. Petris; Laurie Erb; Gary A. Weisman

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0123641

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Increased Expression of TGF-β Signaling Components in a Mouse Model of Fibrosis Induced by Submandibular Gland Duct Ligation

Lucas T. Woods,

Affiliations Department of Biochemistry, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, United States of America, Christopher S. Bond Life Sciences Center, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, United States of America
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Jean M. Camden,

Affiliations Department of Biochemistry, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, United States of America, Christopher S. Bond Life Sciences Center, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, United States of America
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Farid G. El-Sayed,

Affiliations Department of Biochemistry, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, United States of America, Christopher S. Bond Life Sciences Center, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, United States of America
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Mahmoud G. Khalafalla,

Affiliations Department of Biochemistry, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, United States of America, Christopher S. Bond Life Sciences Center, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, United States of America
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Michael J. Petris,

Affiliations Department of Biochemistry, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, United States of America, Christopher S. Bond Life Sciences Center, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, United States of America, Department of Nutritional Sciences and Exercise Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, United States of America
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Laurie Erb,

Affiliations Department of Biochemistry, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, United States of America, Christopher S. Bond Life Sciences Center, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, United States of America
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Gary A. Weisman

* E-mail: weismang@missouri.edu

Affiliations Department of Biochemistry, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, United States of America, Christopher S. Bond Life Sciences Center, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, United States of America
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Increased Expression of TGF-β Signaling Components in a Mouse Model of Fibrosis Induced by Submandibular Gland Duct Ligation

Lucas T. Woods,
Jean M. Camden,
Farid G. El-Sayed,
Mahmoud G. Khalafalla,
Michael J. Petris,
Laurie Erb,
Gary A. Weisman

Published: May 8, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0123641

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