Role of immunologic costimulatory factors in the pathogenesis of biliary atresia

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 892-896

  Kobayashi, Hiroyuki ^a   Li, Zhixin ^a   Yamataka, Atsuyuki ^a   Lane, Geoffrey J ^a   Miyano, Takeshi ^a  

^a JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biliary atresia; Costimulatory factors; Fibrosis; Portal hypertension

Indexed keywords

B7 ANTIGEN; CD40 ANTIGEN; CD86 ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; AUTOIMMUNITY; BILE DUCT ATRESIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; DENDRITIC CELL; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KUPFFER CELL; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CELL; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER SINUSOID; MALE; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PORTOENTEROSTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

EID: 0038657974     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3468(03)00117-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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