Immunohistochemical study of macrophage migration inhibitory factor in rat liver fibrosis induced by thioacetamide

European Journal of Histochemistry

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 317-323

  Hori, Y ^a   Sato, S ^a   Yamate, J ^b   Kurasaki, M ^c   Nishihira, J ^d   Hosokawa, T ^c   Fujita, H ^d   Saito, Takeshi ^d  

^a Hakodate Junior College   (Japan)

^b Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

^c HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Liver cirrhosis; Macrophage; Macrophage migration inhibitory factor; Rat; Thioacetamide

Indexed keywords

MACROPHAGE MIGRATION INHIBITION FACTOR; THIOACETAMIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DEGENERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INFLAMMATION; LIVER CELL; LIVER FIBROSIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PORTAL VEIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 0348050482     PISSN: 1121760X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/842     Document Type: Article

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