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Fig. 2

From: Oral lichen-planus-associated fibroblasts acquire myofibroblast characteristics and secrete pro-inflammatory cytokines in response to Porphyromonas gingivalis lipopolysaccharide stimulation

Fig. 2

Within 7–21 days, the mixed cell suspension flattens out and adheres to the plate bottom, followed by an outgrowth of spindle-shaped cells (a and b). Scanning electron microscopic of the primary culture. Large, polygonal shape of AF (c) with bundles of fibrils resembling those of smooth muscle arranged parallel to the axis of the cell in the cytoplasm (e), and long and thin spindle shape of NF (d) can be observed

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