Transient inhibition by orotic acid does not abolish the in vivo response of rat hepatocytes to a direct mitogen, lead nitrate

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 203-208

  Laconi, Ezio ^a,b   Yusuf, Aroon ^c   Jahangir, Ali R ^c   Laconi, Sergio ^a   Rao, Prema M ^c   Rajalakshmi, Srinivasan ^c   Sanna, Francesca ^a   Pani, Paolo ^a   Monni, Antonio ^b   Sarma, Dittakavi S R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b Ospedale Oncologico A Businco   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

cell proliferation; hepatocyte; inhibition; mitogenic stimulus; orotic acid

Indexed keywords

OROTIC ACID;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; LIVER CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0031023111     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8278(97)80027-X     Document Type: Article

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