Imbalance between expression of endothelin receptors A and B in terminal liver cirrhosis due to hepatitis C viral infection: Immunohistochemical study of autopsy cases

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 23, Issue 8 PART2, 2008, Pages

  Kitamura, Yukisato ^a   Hayashi, Kazuhiko ^a  

^a TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Endothelin receptor; Hepatic stellate cell; Hepatitis C virus; Liver cirrhosis

Indexed keywords

ACTIN ANTIBODY; ALPHA SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN; ENDOTHELIN RECEPTOR; ENDOTHELIN TYPE A RECEPTOR; ENDOTHELIN TYPE B RECEPTOR; PARAFFIN; RECEPTOR ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIGEN RETRIEVAL; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER ISCHEMIA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STAINING; STELLATE CELL; TERMINAL LIVER CIRRHOSIS; TISSUE SECTION;

EID: 48549089211     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: 14401746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2007.04958.x     Document Type: Article

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