Rat hepatic stellate cell expression of α2-macroglobulin is a feature of cellular activation: Implications for matrix remodelling in hepatic fibrosis

Clinical Science

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 179-186

  Kawser, C A ^a   Iredale, J P ^a   Winwood, P J ^a   Arthur, M J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fibrosis; Hepatic stellate cell; Matrix; 2 macroglobulin

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 MACROGLOBULIN; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CELL DNA; COLLAGENASE; INTERLEUKIN 1; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT LIGATION; CELL ACTIVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; KUPFFER CELL; LIVER CELL; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER INJURY; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SECRETION; RAT; STELLATE CELL; TISSUE CULTURE;

EID: 0031693804     PISSN: 01435221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/cs0950179     Document Type: Article

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