Macrophage populations, myofibroblastic cells, and extracellular matrix accumulation in chronically-developing rat liver cirrhosis induced by repeated injection of thioacetamide

Journal of Toxicologic Pathology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 19-29

  Ide, Mika ^a   Yamate, Jyoji ^a   Machida, Yuko ^a   Sawamoto, Osamu ^a   Nakanishi, Masako ^a   Kuwamura, Mitsuru ^a   Kotani, Takao ^a   Sakuma, Sadashige ^a  

^a Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

Author keywords

Macrophage populations; Myofibroblastic cells; Rat cirrhosis; Thioacetamid; Transforming growth factor ; Tumor necrosis factor

Indexed keywords

EID: 23044468372     PISSN: 09149198     EISSN: 09149198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1293/tox.15.19     Document Type: Article

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