Comparison of glial fibrillary acidic protein and desmin staining in normal and CCl4-induced fibrotic rat livers

Hepatology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1538-1545

  Niki, Toshiro ^a   De Bleser, Pieter J ^a   Xu, Guoxiong ^a   Van Den Berg, Kit ^a   Wisse, Eddie ^a   Geerts, Albert ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; DESMIN; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; LIPID STORAGE; LIVER CELL DAMAGE; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT;

EID: 0029954683     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhep.1996.v23.pm0008675175     Document Type: Article

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