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Do Schwann cells produce collagen type III?

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The fact that collagen from both normal nerve endoneurium and Schwann cell tumours present characteristics of collagen type III, suggests that Schwann cells produce this type of collagen.

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  1. Laboratory for Cell Biology, Department of Medicine, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, (Brasil)

    L. C. U. Junqueira, G. S. Montes & M. S. F. Bezerra

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Junqueira, L.C.U., Montes, G.S. & Bezerra, M.S.F. Do Schwann cells produce collagen type III?. Experientia 35, 114 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01917911

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