A simple method for the simultaneous isolation of stellate cells and hepatocytes from rat liver tissue
- 1 June 2003
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
- Vol. 248 (1-2) , 97-102
Abstract
Hepatic stellate cells (HSCs), also referred to as Ito cells, perisinusiodal cells and fat-storing cells, have numerous vital functions. They are the main extracellular matrix-producing cells within...Keywords
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