HGF regulates the activation of TGF-β1 in rat hepatocytes and hepatic stellate cells
✍ Scribed by Narmada, Balakrishnan Chakrapani; Chia, Ser-Mien; Tucker-Kellogg, Lisa; Yu, Hanry
- Book ID
- 118762683
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 180 KB
- Volume
- 228
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0021-9541
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