Mechanism of the transforming growth factor-β induction of fibronectin expression in hepatic stem-like cells
Transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) plays an important role in the fibrogenic process in the liver. The aim of the present study was to explore the action of TGF-β1 on fibronectin expression in rat hepatic stem-like cells and the underlying mechanisms. The level of fibr...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
2010-01-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2010000100006 |