Induction of tropomyosin during hepatic stellate cell activation and the progression of liver fibrosis

Hepatology International

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 378-383

  Otogawa, Kohji ^a   Ogawa, Tomohiro ^a   Shiga, Ryoko ^a   Ikeda, Kazuo ^a   Kawada, Norifumi ^a  

^a OSAKA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Actin; Cell contraction; Liver injury; Liver sinusoid; Vitamin A

Indexed keywords

ALPHA SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN; PLATELET DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR BETA RECEPTOR; THIOACETAMIDE; TROPOMYOSIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL CELL CULTURE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; INTOXICATION; LIVER CELL; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER INJURY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; STELLATE CELL;

EID: 65049089312     PISSN: 19360533     EISSN: 19360541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12072-008-9113-y     Document Type: Article

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