## Abstract ## Background Hepatic fibrosis represents a process of healing and scarring in response to chronic liver injury. Effective therapies are lacking. We have previously demonstrated that α‐melanocyte‐stimulating hormone (α‐MSH) gene therapy protects against thioacetamide‐induced acute live
CX3CL1-CX3CR1 interaction prevents carbon tetrachloride-induced liver inflammation and fibrosis in mice
✍ Scribed by Tomonori Aoyama; Sayaka Inokuchi; David A. Brenner; Ekihiro Seki
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 835 KB
- Volume
- 52
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0270-9139
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