Differential expression of HNF4α lsoforms in liver stem cells and hepatocytes

Journal of Cellular Biochemistry

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 558-564

  Li, Keguo ^a   Zhang, Haiquan ^b   Wang, Yanjun ^a   Wang, Yun ^a   Feng, Meifu ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

^b CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Hepatocyte nuclear factor 4 ; Isoform; Liver stem cells; Oval cells

Indexed keywords

HEPATOCYTE NUCLEAR FACTOR 4ALPHA; HEPATOCYTE NUCLEAR FACTOR 4ALPHA 1; HEPATOCYTE NUCLEAR FACTOR 4ALPHA 2; HEPATOCYTE NUCLEAR FACTOR 4ALPHA 7; HEPATOCYTE NUCLEAR FACTOR 4ALPHA 8; ISOPROTEIN; N (2 FLUORENYL)ACETAMIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; HEPATOCYTE NUCLEAR FACTOR 4; HNF4A PROTEIN, RAT; PRIMER DNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY GRADIENT CENTRIFUGATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER CELL; LIVER RESECTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STEM CELL; WESTERN BLOTTING; ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; GENETICS; METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CELLS, CULTURED; DNA PRIMERS; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION; HEPATOCYTE NUCLEAR FACTOR 4; HEPATOCYTES; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; RATS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STEM CELLS;

EID: 33748949690     PISSN: 07302312     EISSN: 10974644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcb.20939     Document Type: Article

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