Hepatocyte growth factor in transgenic mice

International Journal of Experimental Pathology

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 267-277

  Shiota, Goshi ^a   Kawasaki, Hironaka ^a  

^a TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hepatocarcinogenesis; Hepatocyte growth factor; Liver regeneration; Transgenic mouse

Indexed keywords

BROXURIDINE; SCATTER FACTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA CONTENT; GENETIC REGULATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LABELING INDEX; LIVER CARCINOGENESIS; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER REGENERATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ONCOGENE C MYC; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REVIEW; TRANSGENIC MOUSE; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALS; CELL TRANSFORMATION, NEOPLASTIC; HEPATOCYTE GROWTH FACTOR; LIVER DISEASES; LIVER NEOPLASMS, EXPERIMENTAL; LIVER REGENERATION; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MICE, TRANSGENIC;

EID: 0031725719     PISSN: 09599673     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2613.1998.730403.x     Document Type: Review

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