Expression of Cytoskeletal Proteins in Hepatic Stellatecells Isolated from Normal and Cirrhotic Rat Liver
Hepatic stellate cells (HSC) are located in Disse spaces of normal rat liver. In their quiescent state they serve as a storage site for vitamin A. In fibrotic liver they become activated, proliferate and they undergo transdifferentiation into myofibroblast-like cells. Changes in the cell phenotype a...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Karolinum Press
2005-01-01
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| Series: | Acta Medica |
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| Online Access: | https://actamedica.lfhk.cuni.cz/48/3/0137/ |