BCL-2 and BAX expression and cell proliferation, after partial hepatectomy with and without ischemia, on cholestatic liver in rats: An experimental study

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 399-408

  Karavias, Dionissios D ^a   Tsamandas, Athanassios C ^a   Tepetes, Konstantinos ^a   Kritikos, Neoklis ^a   Kourelis, Theodore ^a   Ravazoula, Panagiota ^a   Vagenas, Konstantinos ^a   Siasos, Nikolaos ^a   Mirra, Natale ^a   Bonikos, Dionissis S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Bax; bcl 2; Cell proliferation; Hepatectomy; Immunohistochemistry; In situ hybridization; Ischemia; Liver regeneration; mRNA; Obstructive jaundice; Rats; Western blot

Indexed keywords

BIOTIN; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2; STREPTAVIDIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT LIGATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; HEPATIC ARTERY LIGATION; HISTOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; JAUNDICE; LIVER CELL; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER ISCHEMIA; LIVER REGENERATION; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; NICK END LABELING; NONHUMAN; PARTIAL HEPATECTOMY; PORTAL VEIN OBSTRUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 0037871527     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-4804(03)00003-9     Document Type: Article

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