Primary rat and mouse hepatic stellate c
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Kerry C. Thompson; Angus Trowern; Andrew Fowell; Mandar Marathe; Catherine Hayco
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Article
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1998
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Activation of local tissue macrophages (Kupffer cells) and of quiescent hepatic stellate cells (HSCs ) to a myofibroblast phenotype are two key events in liver inflammation and fibrosis. It is known that products of activated macrophages may activate stellate cells. We have hypothesized that th