Stellate cells have only recently received attention in patients with primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC). We have used electron microscopy and morphometry to perform a qualitative and quantitative examination of lipid-storing activity of stellate cells in liver biopsies of 26 patients with noncirrhotic
Circulating activated B cells in primary biliary cirrhosis
โ Scribed by S. P. James; E. A. Jones; J. H. Hoofnagle; W. Strober
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1985
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 814 KB
- Volume
- 5
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0271-9142
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