Autophagy and microRNA dysregulation in liver diseases

Archives of Pharmacal Research

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1097-1116

  Kim, Kyu Min ^a   Kim, Sang Geon ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Cancer; Fibrosis; Hepatitis; MicroRNA

Indexed keywords

MICRORNA; MICRORNA 122; MICRORNA 125B; MICRORNA 126; MICRORNA 143; MICRORNA 16; MICRORNA 22;

ALCOHOL LIVER DISEASE; AUTOPHAGY; DISEASE COURSE; FATTY LIVER; HUMAN; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER FIBROSIS; MRNA EXPRESSION ASSAY; NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; VIRUS HEPATITIS; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER TUMOR; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RNA STABILITY;

ANIMALS; AUTOPHAGY; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; DISEASE PROGRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HEPATITIS, VIRAL, HUMAN; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER DISEASES; LIVER DISEASES, ALCOHOLIC; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MICRORNAS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NON-ALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE; RNA STABILITY;

EID: 84906935064     PISSN: 02536269     EISSN: 19763786     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12272-014-0439-9     Document Type: Review

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