Role and regulation of β-Catenin signaling during physiological liver growth

Gene Expression

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 51-62

  Monga, Satdarshan Pal Singh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cyclin D1; Glutamine synthetase; Liver development; Liver regeneration; Nonparenchymal cells; Proliferation; Zonation

Indexed keywords

BETA CATENIN; CYCLIN D1; GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE;

CELL CYCLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; LIVER CELL; LIVER PARENCHYMA; LIVER REGENERATION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ADHERENS JUNCTIONS; ADULT; ANIMALS; BETA CATENIN; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIVER; LIVER REGENERATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; WNT PROTEINS;

EID: 84900553531     PISSN: 10522166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3727/105221614X13919976902138     Document Type: Review

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