Destruction of canals of Hering in primary biliary cirrhosis

Human Pathology

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 983-988

  Saxena, Romil ^a   Hytiroglou, Prodromos ^a   Thung, Swan N ^a   Theise, Neil D ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Autoimmune; Bile ducts; Cholangiopathy; Ductular proliferation; Stem cells

Indexed keywords

CYTOKERATIN 19; HLA DR ANTIGEN;

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM; HERING CANAL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTRAHEPATIC BILE DUCT; LIVER FIBROSIS; PORTAL VEIN; PRIMARY BILIARY CIRRHOSIS;

EID: 0036800860     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/hupa.2002.128060     Document Type: Article

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