Abbreviations: HSC, hepatic stellate cells; ␣-SMA, ␣ smooth muscle actin; PDGF, platelet-derived growth factor; PPAR␥, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor ␥; 9-cisRA, 9-cis retinoic acid; RXR, retinoic X receptor; 15d-PGJ 2 , 15-deoxy-⌬ 12,14 prostaglandin J 2 ; [ 3 H]TdR, [methyl-3 H]thymidi
Nitrovasodilators Inhibit Platelet-Derived Growth Factor-Induced Proliferation and Migration of Activated Human Hepatic Stellate Cells
✍ Scribed by Paola Failli*; Raffaella M.S. Defranco†; Alessandra Caligiuri†; Alessandra Gentilini†; Roberto Giulio Romanelli†; Fabio Marra†; Giacomo Batignani§; Cristina Tosti Guerra†; Giacomo Laffi†; Paolo Gentilini†; Massimo Pinzani†
- Book ID
- 119756061
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 465 KB
- Volume
- 119
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0016-5085
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