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Identification of Meflin as a Potential Marker for Mesenchymal Stromal Cells

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Scientific Reports

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Circulation Research

TDP-43 regulates early-phase insulin secretion via CaV1.2-mediated exocytosis in islets

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Fibroblasts positive for meflin have anti-fibrotic properties in pulmonary fibrosis

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eLife

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Connective tissue growth factor produced by cancer‑associated fibroblasts correlates with poor prognosis in epithelioid malignant pleural mesothelioma

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Oncology Reports

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Regulation of extracellular matrix composition by fibroblasts during perinatal cardiac maturation

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Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology

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