Rat liver sinusoidal endothelial cell phenotype is maintained by paracrine and autocrine regulation

American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology

Volumn 287, Issue 4 50-4, 2004, Pages

  DeLeve, Laurie D ^a   Wang, Xiangdong ^a   Hu, Liping ^a   McCuskey, Margaret K ^b   McCuskey, Robert S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Endothelial cells; Hepatocytes; Nitric oxide; Paracrine communication; Vascular endothelial growth factor

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; CD31 ANTIGEN; N(G) NITRO DEXTRO ARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; VASCULOTROPIN; VASCULOTROPIN ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; AUTOCRINE EFFECT; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL JUNCTION; CELL SURFACE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; IMMUNOGOLD ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; LIVER CELL; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER SINUSOID; NONHUMAN; PARACRINE SIGNALING; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STELLATE CELL;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES; ANTIGENS, CD31; AUTOCRINE COMMUNICATION; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CELLS, CULTURED; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; HEPATOCYTES; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; PARACRINE COMMUNICATION; PHENOTYPE; RATS; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

EID: 4644371414     PISSN: 01931857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00017.2004     Document Type: Article

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