Open AccessUltrastructure of oval cells in children with chronic hepatitis B, with special emphasis on the stage of liver fibrosis: The first pediatric study
Author(s) -
M Sobaniec-Łotowska,
Joanna Maria Łotowska,
Dariusz Marek Lebensztejn
Publication year - 2007
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.v13.i21.2918
Subject(s) - hepatic stellate cell , pathology , liver biopsy , fibrosis , ultrastructure , hepatic fibrosis , biopsy , hepatocyte , hepatitis , progenitor cell , parenchyma , medicine , biology , stem cell , in vitro , genetics , biochemistry
To investigate the ultrastructure of oval cells in children with chronic hepatitis B, with special emphasis on their location in areas of collagen fibroplasia.