Effects of mast cells on degradation of collagen fibers in dimethylnitrosamine-induced hepatic fibrosis of rat

Chinese Journal of Pathology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 260-264

  Jin, Yu Lan ^a   Zhou, Quan ^a   Tian, Cheng ^a   Liu, Hong Gang ^a   Hayashi, Yosihiro ^a   Enzan, Hideaki ^a  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Dimethylnitrosamine; Fibrosis; Mast cell; Matrix metalloproteinase 2; Rats

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; DIMETHYLNITROSAMINE; GELATINASE A; MMP2 PROTEIN, RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN, RAT; TISSUE INHIBITOR OF METALLOPROTEINASE 2; TRYPTASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MAST CELL; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; RAT; ULTRASTRUCTURE; WISTAR RAT;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; CELL COUNT; DIMETHYLNITROSAMINE; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MAST CELLS; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE 2; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TISSUE INHIBITOR OF METALLOPROTEINASE-2; TRYPTASES;

EID: 84861414979     PISSN: 05295807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0529-5807.2012.04.010     Document Type: Article

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