Dexamethasone inhibits the proliferation of hepatocytes and oval cells but not bile duct cells in rat liver

Hepatology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 423-429

  Nagy, Peter ^a   Kiss, Andras ^b   Schnur, Janos ^a   Thorgeirsson, Snorri S ^b  

^a SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Hungary)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; INTERLEUKIN 6; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT; CELL GROWTH; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH INHIBITION; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LIVER CELL; LIVER REGENERATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; BILE DUCTS; CELL DIVISION; DEXAMETHASONE; GENE EXPRESSION; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HEPATECTOMY; INTERLEUKIN-6; LIVER; LIVER REGENERATION; MALE; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 0031928368     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hep.510280220     Document Type: Article

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