Hepatic stellate cells express thymosin Beta 4 in chronically damaged liver.

Although the various biological roles of thymosin β4 (Tβ4) have been studied widely, the effect of Tβ4 and Tβ4-expressing cells in the liver remains unclear. Therefore, we investigated the expression and function of Tβ4 in chronically damaged livers. CCl4 was injected into male mice to induce a mode...

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Main Authors: Jieun Kim, Sihyung Wang, Jeongeun Hyun, Steve S Choi, Heejae Cha, Meesun Ock, Youngmi Jung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4380456?pdf=render