fibroblast
A connective tissue cell which secretes an extracellular matrix rich in collagen and other macromolecules. Flattened and irregular in outline with branching processes; appear fusiform or spindle-shaped. [ http://openisbn.com/search.php?q=0517223651&isbn=1/ MESH:D005347 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fibroblast ]
Term info
- FMA:63877
- BTO:0000452
- CALOHA:TS-0362
- VHOG:0001482
human_reference_atlas
primary dermal fibroblast, mouse embryonic fibroblast
A connective-tissue cell of mesenchymal origin that secretes proteins and especially molecular collagen from which the extracellular fibrillar matrix of connective tissue forms., A connective tissue cell which secretes an extracellular matrix rich in collagen and other macromolecules., A large, flat, oval cell found in connective tissue and responsible for the formation of fibers., These cells may be vimentin-positive, fibronectin-positive, fsp1-positive, MMP-1-positive, collagen I-positive, collagen III-positive, and alpha-SMA-negative.
BTO:0000452, NIFSTD:nlx_cell_20090201, CL:0000057
cell
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon.owl, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/cl.owl
Fibroblast
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_9606
URI: http://www.ebi.ac.uk/cellline#fibroblast, EFO_URI: http://www.ebi.ac.uk/efo/EFO_0000496
Tomasz Adamusiak, James Malone