Open AccessRelationship between focal adhesion kinase and hepatic stellate cell proliferation during rat hepatic fibrogenesis
Author(s) -
HuiQing Jiang
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v10.i20.3001
Subject(s) - hepatic stellate cell , focal adhesion , biology , pathology , h&e stain , bile duct , hepatic fibrosis , staining , fibrosis , medicine , endocrinology , signal transduction , microbiology and biotechnology
To investigate the dynamic expression of focal adhesion kinase (FAK) protein and FAK mRNA in fibrotic rat liver tissue, and the relationship between FAK and hepatic stellate cell (HSC) proliferation.