Expression of matrix metalloproteinases in spontaneous regression of liver fibrosis

Hepato-Gastroenterology

Volumn 48, Issue 40, 2001, Pages 1114-1117

  Lee, H S ^a   Huang, G T ^a   Miau, L H ^a   Chiou, L L ^a   Chen, C H ^a   Sheu, J C ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Liver fibrosis; MMP; Regression

Indexed keywords

CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; COLLAGENASE 3; GELATINASE A; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER LEVEL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONTENT; REMISSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; COLLAGENASES; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE 13; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE 2; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASES; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; RATS; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0034891785     PISSN: 01726390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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