Improvement of overexpression of endothelin B receptor in human cirrhotic liver by interferon therapy

Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 707-709

  Yokomori, Hiroaki ^a   Oda, Masaya ^b   Ishii, Hiromasa ^b  

^a KITASATO UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^b KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; BETA INTERFERON; ENDOTHELIN 1; ENDOTHELIN B RECEPTOR; INTERFERON; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE;

ADULT; CELL GROWTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LETTER; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CELL; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER FUNCTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; STELLATE CELL; VASOCONSTRICTION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

AGED; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERFERONS; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECEPTOR, ENDOTHELIN B; RECEPTORS, ENDOTHELIN;

EID: 0043064011     PISSN: 09441174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00535-003-1131-x     Document Type: Letter

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