Epidermal growth factor- and hepatocyte growth factor-receptor activity in serum-free cultures of human hepatocytes

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 265-274

  Runge, Dorothee M ^b   Runge, Dieter ^b   Dorko, Kenneth ^b   Pisarov, Liubomir A ^b   Leckel, Kerstin ^b   Kostrubsky, Vsevolod E ^b   Thomas, David ^b   Strom, Stephen C ^b   Michalopoulos, George K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

EGF receptor; Growth factors; HGF receptor; Human hepatocytes; Long term primary culture; STAT 3; Urokinase type plasminogen activator

Indexed keywords

EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; SCATTER FACTOR; SCATTER FACTOR RECEPTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL GROWTH; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHILD; CULTURE MEDIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFANT; LIVER CELL; LIVER CELL CULTURE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032956298     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8278(99)80073-7     Document Type: Article

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