Comparative studies on expression of α-smooth muscle actin in hepatic stellate cells in chronic hepatitis B and C

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1364-1369

  Chu, Chia Ming ^a   Shyu, Wei Chue ^a   Liaw, Yun Fan ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Smooth muscle actin; Chronic viral hepatitis; Hepatic fibrosis; Hepatic stellate cells; Hepatitis B; Hepatitis C; Immunohistochemistry

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALPHA SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE;

ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER CELL; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STELLATE CELL; VIRUS ACTIVATION; VIRUS TITRATION;

ACTINS; ADULT; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 41949110066     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10620-007-9997-8     Document Type: Article

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