Influence of leptin in the development of hepatic fibrosis produced in mice by Schistosoma mansoni infection and by chronic carbon tetrachloride administration

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 281-288

  Potter, James J ^a   Rennie Tankesley, Lynda ^a   Mezey, Esteban ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Hepatic fibrosis; Leptin; Schistosoma mansoni; Transforming growth factor

Indexed keywords

CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; HYDROXYPROLINE; LEPTIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIBROGENESIS; HISTOLOGY; INTOXICATION; LIVER FIBROSIS; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SPLEEN CELL;

EID: 0037335208     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8278(02)00414-2     Document Type: Article

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