Hypoxic stimulation of vascular endothelial growth factor expression in activated rat hepatic stellate cells

Hepatology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 141-148

  Ankoma Sey, Victor ^a   Wang, Yun ^a   Dai, Zhihao ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; VASCULOTROPIN; VASCULOTROPIN RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL HYPOXIA; CELL IMMORTALIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; LIVER CARCINOGENESIS; LIVER CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STELLATE CELL; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0033980284     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hep.510310122     Document Type: Article

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