A Key Pathogenic Role for the STAT1/T-bet Signaling Pathway in T-Cell-Mediated Liver Inflammation

Hepatology

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1573-1580

  Siebler, Jürgen ^a   Wirtz, Stefan ^a   Klein, Sonja ^a   Protschka, Martina ^a   Blessing, Manfred ^a   Galle, Peter R ^a   Neurath, Markus F ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD2 ANTIGEN; CONCANAVALIN A; GAMMA INTERFERON; STAT1 PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR IRF 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MODEL; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; HEPATITIS; LIVER INJURY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; T LYMPHOCYTE; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

EID: 0345448876     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hep.2003.09.020     Document Type: Article

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