Differential Increases in the expression of intermediate filament proteins and concomitant morphological changes of transdifferentiating rat hepatic stellate cells observed in vitro

Acta Histochemica et Cytochemica

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 137-143

  Mezaki, Yoshihiro ^a   Morii, Mayako ^a   Hebiguchi, Taku ^a   Yoshikawa, Kiwamu ^a   Yamaguchi, Noriko ^a   Miura, Mitsutaka ^a   Imai, Katsuyuki ^a   Yoshino, Hiroaki ^a   Senoo, Haruki ^a  

^a AKITA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Desmin; Hepatic stellate cell; Intermediate filament; Myofibroblast; Vimentin

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886807245     PISSN: 00445991     EISSN: 13475800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1267/ahc.13007     Document Type: Article

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