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Fibrocytes and
fibroblasts may share some similarities, but they are different in several aspects, origin, cell surface marker, migratorial property, secretory properties. --
Leeearnest (
talk) 17:54, 3 February 2008 (UTC)reply
If the two are different, then should
Fibrocytes be merged into
mesenchymal stem cell? The
Fibrocytes article starts with "Fibrocyte is a very old term used to identify inactive mesenchymal ... "
Finnefrock (
talk) 21:52, 15 December 2008 (UTC)reply
It seems to me part of the problem is that the term can be applied to two cell types. One, the older definition, is applied to cells of mesenchymal origin. The other, newer, is applied to cells of (potentially) haematopoeitic origin. I'd be happy merging the mesenchymal fibrocyte with
Fibroblast but I'm not too sure what to do with the newer potentially haematopoeitic fibrocyte. Anyone got a feel for how common a term it is in the literature? Or is the definition still a bit too hazy to even have a wiki page on just yet? If the researchers aren't really clear on what one is...
Ka Faraq Gatri (
talk) 23:02, 27 July 2009 (UTC)reply
Thanks for your comments. I've pulled the merge-related tags off the article.
WhatamIdoing (
talk) 23:52, 2 April 2010 (UTC)reply
Cancer?
These cells may play a role in the spread of cancer.
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talk) 18:13, 2 July 2008 (UTC)reply
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Fibrocytes and
fibroblasts may share some similarities, but they are different in several aspects, origin, cell surface marker, migratorial property, secretory properties. --
Leeearnest (
talk) 17:54, 3 February 2008 (UTC)reply
If the two are different, then should
Fibrocytes be merged into
mesenchymal stem cell? The
Fibrocytes article starts with "Fibrocyte is a very old term used to identify inactive mesenchymal ... "
Finnefrock (
talk) 21:52, 15 December 2008 (UTC)reply
It seems to me part of the problem is that the term can be applied to two cell types. One, the older definition, is applied to cells of mesenchymal origin. The other, newer, is applied to cells of (potentially) haematopoeitic origin. I'd be happy merging the mesenchymal fibrocyte with
Fibroblast but I'm not too sure what to do with the newer potentially haematopoeitic fibrocyte. Anyone got a feel for how common a term it is in the literature? Or is the definition still a bit too hazy to even have a wiki page on just yet? If the researchers aren't really clear on what one is...
Ka Faraq Gatri (
talk) 23:02, 27 July 2009 (UTC)reply
Thanks for your comments. I've pulled the merge-related tags off the article.
WhatamIdoing (
talk) 23:52, 2 April 2010 (UTC)reply
Cancer?
These cells may play a role in the spread of cancer.
[1]WhatamIdoing (
talk) 18:13, 2 July 2008 (UTC)reply