# Evidence that fibroblasts derive from epithelium during tissue fibrosis

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/evidence-that-fibroblasts-derive-from-epithelium-during-tissue-fibrosis/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Masayuki Iwano,David Plieth,Theodore M. Danoff,Chengsen Xue,Hirokazu Okada,Eric G. Neilson |
| Citations | 1,822 |
| DOI | 10.1172/jci15518 |
| Fields | Medicine |
| Open Access | true |
| OA Status | bronze |
| OA URL | http://www.jci.org/articles/view/15518/files/pdf |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W2054282870 |
| PMID | 12163453 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 2002 |

## Paper authors

- [Hirokazu Okada](https://scholariq.org/researchers/hirokazu-okada/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Mesenchymal stem cell research](https://scholariq.org/topics/mesenchymal-stem-cell-research/)

## Paper topics

- [Mesenchymal stem cell research](https://scholariq.org/topics/mesenchymal-stem-cell-research/)
- [Body Contouring and Surgery](https://scholariq.org/topics/body-contouring-and-surgery/)
- [Wound Healing and Treatments](https://scholariq.org/topics/wound-healing-and-treatments/)

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