Autocrine release of TGF‐β by portal fibroblasts regulates cell growth
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- 22 January 2004
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in FEBS Letters
- Vol. 559 (1-3) , 107-110
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0014-5793(04)00037-7
Abstract
Portal fibroblasts (PF) are a newly isolated population of fibrogenic cells in the liver postulated to play a significant role in early biliary fibrosis. Because transforming growth factor‐β (TGF)‐β ...Keywords
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