The pathogenic mechanisms of accelerated graft fibrosis in hepatitis C recurrence after liver transplantation (LT) are not well established. The aim of the study was to assess whether a greater activation of hepatic stellate cells (HSC), the major collagen-producing cells in the liver, can occur in
Cell mediated immune response in the liver transplant patient with hepatitis C: Rejection vs recurrence
β Scribed by Mayra M. Lopez-Cepero; James Huang; James Mayes; William M. LeFor; Victor Bowers
- Book ID
- 116531002
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 31 KB
- Volume
- 66
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0198-8859
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