Long- and short-term D-α-tocopherol supplementation inhibits liver collagen α1(I) gene expression

American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology

Volumn 275, Issue 6 38-6, 1998, Pages

  Chojkier, Mario ^a   Houglum, Karl ^a   Lee, Kwan S ^a   Buck, Martina ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Liver fibrosis; Stellate cells; Transcription

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; COLLAGEN TYPE 1; MESSENGER RNA;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COLLAGEN SYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER METABOLISM; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STELLATE CELL; TRANSGENIC MOUSE; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 0032447138     PISSN: 01931857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.1998.275.6.g1480     Document Type: Article

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