Evaluation of role of mast cells in the development of liver fibrosis using mast cell-deficient rats and mice

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 859-867

  Sugihara, Ayako ^a   Tsujimura, Tohru ^a   Fujita, Yukihisa ^a   Nakata, Yasuo ^a   Terada, Nobuyuki ^a  

^a HYOGO COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bile duct resection; C kit; Carbon tetrachloride; Liver fibrosis; Mast cell; Porcine serum; W W(v) mouse; Ws Ws rat

Indexed keywords

CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; COLLAGEN; HYDROXYPROLINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BILIARY TRACT SURGERY; CELL COUNT; CELL DENSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIVER FIBROSIS; MALE; MAST CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0033001318     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8278(99)80140-8     Document Type: Article

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