Starring stellate cells in liver immunology

Current Opinion in Immunology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 68-74

  Winau, Florian ^a   Quack, Christian ^a   Darmoise, Alexandre ^a   Kaufmann, Stefan HE ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR INFECTION BIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; CHEMOKINE; CYTOKINE; RETINOIC ACID; RETINOL; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; ANTIGEN PRESENTING CELL; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL FUNCTION; CYTOKINE RELEASE; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; LIVER; LIVER BLOOD FLOW; LIVER FIBROSIS; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NONHUMAN; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; REVIEW; STELLATE CELL; VASOCONSTRICTION; VITAMIN METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; ANTIGEN-PRESENTING CELLS; HUMANS; LIVER;

EID: 39149120626     PISSN: 09527915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coi.2007.10.006     Document Type: Review

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