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Experimental Models of Hepatic Fibrosis: A Review
1 Feb 1990
Abstract excerpt
No experimental model reproduces exactly human liver fibrosis by etiology. Nonetheless, each of the models reviewed in this article has served to enhance our understanding of pathogenetic mechanisms of liver fibrosis. There have been important common findings derived from several different models. The best example is the role of Ito cells in liver fibrogenesis. Involvement of Ito cells was consistently seen in...
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