Epithelial-mesenchymal transition and the liver: Role in hepatocellular carcinoma and liver fibrosis

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 418-420

  Maheswaran, Tina ^a   Rushbrook, Simon Matthew ^a  

^a NORFOLK AND NORWICH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; ALPHA 1 ANTITRYPSIN; BETA CATENIN; COLLAGEN TYPE 1; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 2; FIBRONECTIN; GROWTH FACTOR; INTEGRIN; NOTCH RECEPTOR; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE; RAS PROTEIN; SCATTER FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR ETS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FOXC2; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SLUG; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SNAIL; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR TWIST; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1; UVOMORULIN; VIMENTIN; WNT PROTEIN;

CELL MIGRATION; CELL STRAIN LH86; COLLAGEN SYNTHESIS; CYTOSKELETON; EDITORIAL; EPITHELIAL MESENCHYMAL TRANSITION; EPITHELIUM CELL; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER FIBROSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEPLETION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SNAIL; STROMA; TUMOR CELL LINE; UPREGULATION;

EID: 84857269669     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: 14401746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2012.07060.x     Document Type: Editorial

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