Differential gene expression and functional analysis of pit cells from regenerating rat liver

Genetics and Molecular Research

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 678-692

  Xu, C S ^a   Chen, X G ^a   Chang, C F ^a   Wang, G P ^a   Wang, W B ^a   Zhang, L X ^a   Zhu, Q S ^a   Wang, L ^a  

^a HENAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Gene expression; Partial hepatectomy; Pit cells; Rat liver regeneration

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; GROWTH FACTOR; MESSENGER RNA; TRANSCRIPTOME;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CELL SURVIVAL; CENTRIFUGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE RESPONSE; DOWN REGULATION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE FUNCTION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOMAGNETIC SEPARATION; INFLAMMATION; LARGE GRANULAR LYMPHOCYTE; LIVER REGENERATION; LYMPHOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PIT CELL; RAT; UPREGULATION;

ANIMALS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HEPATECTOMY; IMMUNITY, INNATE; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; LIVER; LIVER REGENERATION; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RNA, MESSENGER;

RATTUS;

EID: 79955833902     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16765680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4238/vol10-2gmr1052     Document Type: Article

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