New insights on the molecular and cell biology of human cholangiopathies

Molecular Aspects of Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 50-57

  Alvaro, Domenico ^a,b   Mancino, Maria Grazia ^a  

^a Department of Clinical Medicine ^*  (Italy)

^b Sapienza University Polo Pontino   (Italy)

Author keywords

ADPKD; Cholangiocarcinoma; Cholangiocytes; Cholangiopathies; Estrogens; IGF1; PBC

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2; PROTEIN KINASE B; SOMATOMEDIN C; SOMATOMEDIN C RECEPTOR;

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT DISORDER; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE DISORDER; BILE DUCT CARCINOMA; BILE DUCT DISEASE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL PROLIFERATION; EPITHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; KIDNEY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; LIVER POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; PRIMARY BILIARY CIRRHOSIS; REVIEW; SEX RATIO;

BILE DUCT NEOPLASMS; BILE DUCTS, INTRAHEPATIC; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS, BILIARY;

EID: 39849106455     PISSN: 00982997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mam.2007.09.007     Document Type: Review

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