Hepatocytes in the bile duct-ligated rat express Bcl-2

American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology

Volumn 272, Issue 6 35-6, 1997, Pages

  Kurosawa, Haruki ^a   Que, Florencia G ^a   Roberts, Lewis R ^a   Fesmier, Patricia J ^a   Gores, Gregory J ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Bax; Bcl x; Bile salts

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT LIGATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHOLESTASIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER CELL; LIVER INJURY; LIVER METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FAMILY; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0030861210     PISSN: 01931857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.1997.272.6.g1587     Document Type: Article

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