Switch of cadherin expression from E- to N-type during the activation of rat hepatic stellate cells

Histochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 149-160

  Lim, Young Suk ^a   Lee, Han Chu ^a   Lee, Hyo Suk ^b  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Catenin; E cadherin; Hepatic stellate cells; N cadherin

Indexed keywords

BETA CATENIN; CADHERIN; CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; DESMIN; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; NERVE CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; UVOMORULIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL CELL CULTURE; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LIVER CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STELLATE CELL; TISSUE CULTURE;

ANIMALS; BETA CATENIN; CADHERINS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELLS, CULTURED; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GENE EXPRESSION; HEPATOCYTES; IMMUNOBLOTTING; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

RATTUS;

EID: 33846408369     PISSN: 09486143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00418-006-0233-y     Document Type: Article

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