The Starbuck stops here: it’s a Smad world
- 1 June 2008
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Cell Communication and Signaling
- Vol. 2 (1-2) , 1-2
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s12079-008-0025-3
Abstract
A recent study by Gressner and colleagues suggested caffeine may block CCN2 expression in hepatic cells. This commentary briefly summarizes these observations.Keywords
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