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Angiocrine signaling in the hepatic sinusoids in health and disease.
American journal of physiology. Gastrointestinal and liver physiology - 1 Aug 2016
Kostallari Enis, Shah Vijay H
Abstract excerpt
The capillary network irrigating the liver is important not only for nutrient and oxygen delivery, but also for the signals distributed to other hepatic cell types necessary to maintain liver homeostasis. During development, endothelial cells are a key component in liver zonation. In adulthood, they maintain hepatic stellate cells and hepatocytes in quiescence. Their importance in pathobiology is highlighted in...
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