The role of Hedgehog signaling in fibrogenic liver repair

International Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 238-244

  Choi, Steve S ^a,b   Omenetti, Alessia ^a   Syn, Wing Kin ^a   Diehl, Anna Mae ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cholangiocyte; Epithelial to mesenchymal transition; Fibrosis; Hepatic stellate cell; Myofibroblast

Indexed keywords

SONIC HEDGEHOG PROTEIN;

ADULT; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; HEPATITIS; HUMAN; LIVER CANCER; LIVER CARCINOGENESIS; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER REGENERATION; NONHUMAN; REVIEW;

ADULT; ANIMALS; AUTOCRINE COMMUNICATION; HEDGEHOG PROTEINS; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER DISEASES; LIVER NEOPLASMS; LIVER REGENERATION; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; PARACRINE COMMUNICATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ERINACEIDAE; RODENTIA;

EID: 78651426961     PISSN: 13572725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2010.10.015     Document Type: Review

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