In vivo infusion of growth factors enhances the mitogenic response of rat hepatic ductal (oval) cells after administration of 2-acetylaminofluorene

Hepatology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 71-79

  Nagy, Peter ^a   Bisgaard, Hanne Cathrine ^a   Santoni Rugiu, Eric ^a   Thorgeirsson, Snorri S ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH FACTOR; N (2 FLUORENYL)ACETAMIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT; CELL GROWTH; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SUBPOPULATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; IN VIVO STUDY; LIVER CELL MEMBRANE; LIVER REGENERATION; MITOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0030071375     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhep.1996.v23.pm0008550051     Document Type: Article

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