Profibrogenic Actions of Hepatic Stellate Cells: Major Intracellular Signaling Pathways

Extracellular Matrix and The Liver: Approach to Gene Therapy

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 207-231

  Pinzani, Massimo ^a   Marra, Fabio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-012525251-5/50013-0     Document Type: Chapter

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