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Which type of intermediate filaments do myofibroblasts possess as their characteristic feature?
Which type of intermediate filaments do myofibroblasts possess as their characteristic feature?
- Vimentin (correct)
- Actin
- Myosin
- Keratin
What differentiates myofibroblasts from fibroblasts?
What differentiates myofibroblasts from fibroblasts?
- Higher amounts of collagen
- Higher amounts of vimentin
- Higher amounts of keratin
- Higher amounts of actin and myosin (correct)
What is the role of myofibroblast contraction during wound healing?
What is the role of myofibroblast contraction during wound healing?
- To increase the size of the defect
- To maintain the size of the defect
- To decrease the size of the defect (correct)
- To prevent wound healing
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