Expression of AT1a mRNA in rat hepatic stellate cells and its effects on cell growth collagen production

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 117, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 772-774

  Zhang, Yi Jun ^a   Yang, Xi Shan ^b   Wu, Ping Sheng ^b   Liao, Gui Qing ^c   Yang, Guo Ping ^c   Zhang, Xiao Feng ^a   Chen, Xiao Qing ^a  

^a Liuhua Bridge Hospital   (China)

^b FIRST MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Angiotensin II; AT1a mRNA; Hepatic stellate cell; Losartan

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN; ANGIOTENSIN I; COLLAGEN; LOSARTAN; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL GROWTH; CELL ISOLATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; COLLAGEN SYNTHESIS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HORMONE ACTION; INCUBATION TIME; LIVER FIBROSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION; STELLATE CELL;

ANGIOTENSIN II; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CELL DIVISION; COLLAGEN; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROLINE; RATS; RECEPTOR, ANGIOTENSIN, TYPE 1; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 2942534406     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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