Expression of Activin A is increased in cirrhotic and fibrotic rat livers

Gastroenterology

Volumn 114, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 550-558

  Sugiyama, M ^a   Ichida, T ^a   Sato, T ^a   Ishikawa, T ^a   Matsuda, Y ^a   Asakura, H ^a  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN A; COLLAGEN TYPE 1; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DIMETHYLNITROSAMINE; DNA; MESSENGER RNA; RECOMBINANT ACTIVIN A; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER CELL; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FIBROSIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

EID: 0031936081     PISSN: 00165085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-5085(98)70539-6     Document Type: Article

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