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fibrocyte /fi·bro·cyte/ (fi´bro-sīt) fibroblast.
fibrocyte.

fibroblast [fi´bro-blast]
an immature fiber-producing cell of connective tissue capable of differentiating into a chondroblast, collagenoblast, or osteoblast. Called also fibrocyte. adj., adj fibroblas´tic.

fibrocyte
a cell that produces fibrous tissue; called also fibroblast.


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It seems probable that during the course of eczema, keratinocyte stem cells located directly at the basal membrane are protected from T-cell induced apoptosis because of strong anti-apoptotic signals from dermal fibrocytes and ECM proteins (51).
Circulating fibrocytes The proposed cellular basis for NSF is the circulating fibrocyte (CF), which is a bone-marrow-derived, bloodborne, collagen-producing cell that normally provides a hematogenous source of connective tissue cells (fibroblasts, myofibroblasts) for reparative processes.
According to the histology report, the biopsy specimens showed "a stroma of delicate bundles of immature collagen fibers interspersed by active fibrocytes and numerous dilated capillaries.
 
 
 
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