Retinol Binding Protein-Albumin Domain III Fusion Protein Deactivates Hepatic Stellate Cells

Molecules and Cells

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 517-522

  Park, Sangeun ^c   Choi, Soyoung ^c   Lee, Min Goo ^a   Lim, Chaeseung ^b   Oh, Junseo ^c  

^a Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

albumin; anti fibrotic drug; hepatic stellate cells; liver fibrosis; retinol binding protein

Indexed keywords

ALBUMINOID; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; RETINOL; RETINOL BINDING PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; MALE; METABOLISM; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; STELLATE CELL;

ALBUMINS; ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; HEPATIC STELLATE CELLS; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; RETINOL-BINDING PROTEINS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VITAMIN A;

EID: 85027941064     PISSN: 10168478     EISSN: 02191032     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10059-012-0183-2     Document Type: Article

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