Desmin distinguishes cultured fat-storing cells from myofibroblasts, smooth muscle cells and fibroblasts in the rat

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1988, Pages 267-276

  Takase, Shujiro ^a   Leo, Maria A ^a   Nouchi, Toshihiko ^a   Lieber, Charles S ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESMIN; RETINOL; VIMENTIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; CELL CULTURE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIPID STORAGE; MYOFIBROBLAST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; AORTA; CELL SEPARATION; CELLS, CULTURED; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DESMIN; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; LIVER; MALE; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; VIMENTIN;

EID: 0023943797     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8278(88)80042-4     Document Type: Article

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