Transplantation of fetal liver epithelial progenitor cells ameliorates experimental liver fibrosis in mice

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 12, Issue 45, 2006, Pages 7292-7298

  Zhen, Jin Fang ^a   Liang, Li Jian ^a   Wu, Chang Xiong ^b   Chen, Jin Song ^b   Zhang, Zhen Sheng ^b  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HAINAN PROVINCIAL PEOPLE S HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Cell therapy; Epithelial progenitor cells; Fetal liver; Liver fibrosis; Proliferation

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALPHA ACTIN; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; DIETHYLNITROSAMINE; DRINKING WATER; HYALURONIC ACID; HYDROXYPROLINE; LAMININ; SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BILE DUCT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL ISOLATION; CELL POPULATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; FETUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER CELL; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER FUNCTION; LIVER LEVEL; MALE; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NONHUMAN; PARTIAL HEPATECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SRY GENE; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 33845488732     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i45.7292     Document Type: Article

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