Localisation and semiquantitative assessment of hepatic procollagen mRNA in primary biliary cirrhosis

Gut

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 433-440

  Goddard, C J R ^a   Smith, A ^a   Hoyland, J A ^b   Baird, P ^b   McMahon, R F T ^b   Freemont, A J ^b   Shomaf, M ^c   Haboubi, N Y ^c   Warnes, T W ^a  

^a MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c WITHINGTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hepatic fibrosis; In situ hybridisation; Primary biliary cirrhosis; Procollagen peptide

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; PROCOLLAGEN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FIBROBLAST; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CELL; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FAILURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031696259     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/gut.43.3.433     Document Type: Article

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