Hepatocyte growth factor mRNA in human liver cirrhosis as evidenced by in situ hybrdization

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 921-927

  Yamaguchi, K ^a,b   Nalesnik, M A ^a   Michalopoulos, G K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hepatocyte growth factor; Hepatocyte growth factor mRNA; In situ hybrdization; Liver cirrhosis

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; SCATTER FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; ITO CELL; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER SINUSOID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION;

EID: 0029831327     PISSN: 00365521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365529609052003     Document Type: Article

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