Journal of Dermatological Science
Volume 65, Issue 1 , Pages 12-18 , January 2012

Hypoxia regulates the expression of extracellular matrix associated proteins in equine dermal fibroblasts via HIF1

Received 6 July 2011 ,Revised 5 September 2011 ,Accepted 15 September 2011.

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 Research was funded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) of Canada.

PII: S0923-1811(11)00281-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jdermsci.2011.09.006

Journal of Dermatological Science
Volume 65, Issue 1 , Pages 12-18 , January 2012