Endothelin-1 production is increased after liver injury and the subsequent wounding response. Further, endothelin-1 has prominent effects on hepatic stellate cells (key effectors of the hepatic wounding response), including on collagen synthesis, proliferation, and expression of smooth muscle protei
Action of endothelins on hepatic stellate cells
β Scribed by Norifumi Kawada; Tetsuo Kuroki; Kenzo Kobayashi; Masayasu Inoue; Kenji Kaneda; Karl Decker
- Publisher
- Springer Japan
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 917 KB
- Volume
- 30
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0944-1174
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