Subcellular localization of (latent) transforming growth factor β and the latent TGF-β binding protein in rat hepatocytes and hepatic stellate cells

Hepatology

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1588-1596

  Roth Eichhorn, Sylke ^a   Kühl, Kitty ^a   Gressner, Axel M ^b  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; CYTOKINE; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CYTOSKELETON; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; IMMUNOBLOTTING; LIVER CELL; LIVER PARENCHYMA; MALE; MYOFIBROBLAST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RAT; STELLATE CELL; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0031793551     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hep.510280619     Document Type: Article

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