Exocrine pancreas trans-differentiation to hepatocytes-A physiological response to elevated glucocorticoid in vivo

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 116, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 76-85

  Wallace, Karen ^a   Marek, Carylyn J ^a   Currie, Richard A ^b   Wright, Matthew C ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b JEALOTT S HILL INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acinar; Corticosteroid; CYP2E1; Dexamethasone; Liver

Indexed keywords

CARBAMOYL PHOSPHATE SYNTHASE; CYTOCHROME P450; CYTOCHROME P450 2E; CYTOKERATIN 7; GLUCOCORTICOID; GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WNT PROTEIN;

ACINAR CELL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID BLOOD LEVEL; GENE EXPRESSION; IN VIVO STUDY; LIVER CELL; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PANCREAS CELL; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEM CELL;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELLS, CULTURED; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HEPATOCYTES; MALE; PANCREAS, EXOCRINE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TRANSFECTION;

RATTUS;

EID: 67449096674     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2009.05.002     Document Type: Article

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