Open AccessVascular endothelial growth factor attenuates hepatic sinusoidal capillarization in thioacetamide-induced cirrhotic rats
Author(s) -
Hao Xu,
Baomin Shi,
Xiaofei Lü,
Feng Liang,
Xing Jin,
Tong Wu,
Jing Xu
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.14.2349
Subject(s) - thioacetamide , vascular endothelial growth factor , transfection , immunofluorescence , immunohistochemistry , pathology , hepatic stellate cell , hepatocyte , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , portal hypertension , in vitro , antibody , medicine , cirrhosis , endocrinology , immunology , vegf receptors , cell culture , biochemistry , genetics
To investigate the effect of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) transfection on hepatic sinusoidal capillarization.