Hepatic stellate cells in human schistosomiasis mansoni: A comparative immunohistochemical study with liver cirrhosis

Acta Tropica

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 318-323

  Chang, Daniel ^a   Ramalho, Leandra N Z ^a   Ramalho, Fernando S ^a   Martinelli, Ana L C ^a   Zucoloto, Sérgio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Hepatic stellate cells; Liver cirrhosis; Liver mesenchymal cells; Liver myofibroblasts; Schistosoma mansoni

Indexed keywords

ALPHA SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN; CYCLINE; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN;

SCHISTOSOMIASIS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL POPULATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GRANULOMATOUS INFLAMMATION; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LABELING INDEX; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CELL; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER INJURY; MALE; MESENCHYME CELL; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; STELLATE CELL;

ACTINS; ADULT; FEMALE; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; HEPATOCYTES; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI;

HEPATITIS C VIRUS; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI;

EID: 33644504204     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2005.12.006     Document Type: Article

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