Augmentative effect of cyclosporin A on rat liver regeneration: Influence on hepatocyte growth factor and transforming growth factor-β1

European Surgical Research

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 399-405

  Morii, Y ^a   Kawano, K ^a   Kim, Y I ^b   Aramaki, M ^a   Yoshida, T ^a   Kitano, S ^a  

^a OITA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cyclosporin A; Hepatectomy; Hepatocyte growth factor; Liver regeneration; Transforming growth factor 1

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN A; CYTOKINE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; SCATTER FACTOR; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; INTRAGASTRIC DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LIVER LEVEL; LIVER REGENERATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARTIAL HEPATECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CYCLOSPORINE; HEPATECTOMY; HEPATOCYTE GROWTH FACTOR; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; LIVER; LIVER REGENERATION; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REFERENCE VALUES; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

EID: 0032864330     PISSN: 0014312X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000008718     Document Type: Article

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