Rho directs activation-associated changes in rat hepatic stellate cell morphology via regulation of the actin cytoskeleton

Hepatology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 843-850

  Yee Jr , Hal F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; RHO FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSKELETON; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER CELL; LIVER FIBROSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 17344370669     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hep.510280336     Document Type: Article

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