TGF-β1 - Mediator of Hepatic stellate cells activation during liver fibrosis

Annals of the Romanian Society for Cell Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 142-147

  Tache, Daniela ^a   Pisoschi, Cǎtǎlina ^a   Banita, Monica ^a   Stǎnciulescu, Camelia ^a   Comǎnescu, Violeta ^b   Purcaru, Oana ^a   Bogdan, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY OF CRAIOVA   (Romania)

^b Emergency County Hospital of Craiova   (Romania)

Author keywords

a SMA; Hepatic stellate cells; Hepatitis C; Liver fibrosis; TGF 1

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS C VIRUS;

EID: 80051513395     PISSN: 15836258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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