Rat liver ferritin selectively inhibits expression of α-smooth muscle actin in cultured rat lipocytes

American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology

Volumn 270, Issue 2 33-2, 1996, Pages

  Ramm, Grant A ^a,b   Britton, Robert S ^a   O'Neill, Rosemary ^a   Kohn, Howard D ^a   Bacon, Bruce R ^a,c  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

fibrosis; hemochromatosis; hepatic stellate cells; iron; proliferation

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ACTIN; APOFERRITIN; COLLAGEN; DESMIN; FERRITIN; HEMIN; IRON BINDING PROTEIN; PROLINE; RECOMBINANT FERRITIN H; RECOMBINANT FERRITIN L; THYMIDINE; TRITIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; IRON OVERLOAD; ITO CELL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0029882435     PISSN: 01931857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.1996.270.2.g370     Document Type: Article

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