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[Effect of RAR-beta transfection on the proliferation and phenotype of rat hepatic stellate cells].
Zhonghua gan zang bing za zhi = Zhonghua ganzangbing zazhi = Chinese journal of hepatology - 1 Aug 2002
Li Hua, Zhang Jin Sheng, Huang Guang Cun, Zhang Nong, Chen Qi, Zhang Xiu Rong
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OBJECTIVE: To study the effect of RAR-beta transfection plus treatment with the corresponding ligand ATRA on the proliferation and phenotype of platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF)-activated hepatic stellate cells (HSC). METHODS: PDGF-activated hepatic stellate cells of rats were transfected with eukaryotic expression vector pCMV-script-RAR-beta, which was verified by western blot. The proliferation of...
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