Induction of the lipocyte phenotype in murine hepatic stellate cells: Reorganisation of the actin cytoskeleton

Cell and Tissue Research

Volumn 306, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 75-83

  Mermelstein, Claudia S ^a   Guma, Fatima C R ^b   Mello, Tanira G ^b   Fortuna, Vitor A ^a   Guaragna, Regina M ^b   Costa, Manoel L ^a   Borojevic, Radovan ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Actin; Actin binding proteins; Cell culture; Hepatic stellate cells; Retinol; Tropomyosin; Actinin

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; ACTIN BINDING PROTEIN; ALPHA ACTININ; FAT DROPLET; LIPID; RETINOL; TROPOMYOSIN;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ADIPOCYTE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL CLONING; CELL LINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSKELETON; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE INDUCTION; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; LIPID STORAGE; LIVER CELL; LIVER FUNCTION; MOUSE; MYOFIBROBLAST; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; STELLATE CELL; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALIA; MURINAE;

EID: 0034803001     PISSN: 0302766X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004410100428     Document Type: Article

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