Seven steps to stellate cells

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 51, 2011, Pages

  Maschmeyer, Patrick ^a   Flach, Melanie ^a   Winau, Florian ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell isolation; Hepatic stellate cell; Immunology; Issue 51; Ito cell; Liver immunology; Retinoic acid

Indexed keywords

EID: 80355129001     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/2710     Document Type: Article

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