Extra- and Intra-Cellular Mechanisms of Hepatic Stellate Cell Activation
Hepatic fibrosis is characterized by the pathological accumulation of extracellular matrix (ECM) in the liver resulting from the persistent liver injury and wound-healing reaction induced by various insults. Although hepatic fibrosis is considered reversible after eliminating the cause of injury, ch...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2021-08-01
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| Series: | Biomedicines |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9059/9/8/1014 |