Ductal plates in hepatic ductular reactions. Hypothesis and implications. III. Implications for liver pathology

Virchows Archiv

Volumn 458, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 271-279

  Desmet, Valeer J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Alagille syndrome; Biliary atresia; Cholehepatic cycling; Ductal plate; Ductular reaction; Von Meyenburg complex

Indexed keywords

ALAGILLE SYNDROME; ALCOHOL LIVER CIRRHOSIS; BILE DUCT ATRESIA; BILIARY CIRRHOSIS; HEPATIC DUCT; HEPATIC DUCTULAR REACTION; HUMAN; LIVER DEVELOPMENT; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER REGENERATION; NONHUMAN; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; BILE DUCT DISEASE; FIBROSIS; HAMARTOMA; INTRAHEPATIC BILE DUCT; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; PATHOLOGY;

ALAGILLE SYNDROME; BILE DUCT DISEASES; BILE DUCTS, INTRAHEPATIC; BILIARY ATRESIA; FIBROSIS; HAMARTOMA; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER DISEASES;

EID: 79954441740     PISSN: 09456317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00428-011-1050-9     Document Type: Review

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