In vitro and in vivo activation of rat hepatic stellate cells results in de novo expression of L-type voltage-operated calcium channels

Hepatology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 956-962

  Bataller, Ramón ^a   Gasull, Xavier ^a   Ginés, Pere ^a   Hellemans, Karine ^b   Görbig, M Nieves ^a   Nicolás, Josep M ^a   Sancho Bru, Pau ^a   Heras, Dara De Las ^a   Gual, Arcadi ^a   Geerts, Albert ^b   Arroyo, Vicente ^a   Rodés, Juan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL L TYPE; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; ISRADIPINE; MESSENGER RNA; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER INJURY; MALE; MYOFIBROBLAST; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PATCH CLAMP; PATHOGENESIS; PHENOTYPE; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STELLATE CELL; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 17744399232     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhep.2001.23500     Document Type: Article

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