Do mast cells play any role in the pathogenesis of experimental pancreatic fibrosis in rats? [4]

Pancreas

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 415-417

  Araki, Yoshio ^a   Andoh, Akira ^a   Fujiyama, Yoshihide ^a   Bamba, Tadao ^a  

^a Ace Bio Product Company   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; DIETHYLDITHIOCARBAMIC ACID; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ACINAR CELL; ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; CELL INFILTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MODEL; HISTOLOGY; INFLAMMATORY CELL; LETTER; MAST CELL; MASTOCYTOSIS; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RAT STRAIN; RISK FACTOR;

ANIMALS; CELL COUNT; DITIOCARB; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FIBROSIS; HYDROXYPROLINE; MAST CELLS; MASTOCYTOSIS; PANCREAS; RATS; RATS, MUTANT STRAINS; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

EID: 0036830146     PISSN: 08853177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006676-200211000-00019     Document Type: Letter

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