Expression of the thrombin receptor in human liver: Up-regulation during acute and chronic injury

Hepatology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 462-471

  Marra, Fabio ^a   DeFranco, Raffaella ^a   Grappone, Cecilia ^a   Milani, Stefano ^a   Pinzani, Massimo ^a   Pellegrini, Giulia ^a   Laffi, Giacomo ^a   Gentilini, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER INJURY; LIVER REGENERATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SCAR FORMATION; WOUND HEALING;

ACUTE DISEASE; CELLS, CULTURED; CHRONIC DISEASE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HEPATITIS; HEPATITIS, CHRONIC; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER DISEASES; RECEPTORS, THROMBIN; RNA, MESSENGER; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 0031891508     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hep.510270221     Document Type: Article

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