Impaired hepatocyte maturation, abnormal expression of biliary transcription factors and liver fibrosis in C/EBPα (Cebpa)-knockout mice

Histology and Histopathology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 107-125

  Akai, Yusuke ^a   Oitate, Takeshi ^a   Koike, Toru ^a   Shiojiri, Nobuyoshi ^a  

^a SHIZUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bile ducts; C EBP ; Differentiation; Hepatocytes; SOX9

Indexed keywords

CCAAT ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; CEBPA PROTEIN, MOUSE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CYTOLOGY; DISEASE MODEL; EPITHELIUM CELL; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INTRAHEPATIC BILE DUCT; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; LIVER; LIVER CELL; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; METABOLISM; MORPHOGENESIS; MOUSE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; BILE DUCTS, INTRAHEPATIC; CCAAT-ENHANCER-BINDING PROTEINS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EPITHELIAL CELLS; HEPATOCYTES; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MORPHOGENESIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 84890919136     PISSN: 02133911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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