Stimulation of oval cell and hepatocyte proliferation by exogenous bombesin and neurotensin in partially hepatectomized rats

AIM: To investigate the effect of the neuropeptides bombesin (BBS) and neurotensin (NT) on oval cell proliferation in partially hepatectomized rats not pretreated with a known hepatocyte inhibitor. METHODS: Seventy male Wistar rats were randomly divided into five groups: I = controls, II = sham oper...

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Main Authors: Assimakopoulos, Stelios F, Tsamandas, Athanassios C, Alexandris, Ilias H, Georgiou, Christos, Vagianos, Constantine E, Scopa, Chrisoula D
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Baishideng Publishing Group Co., Limited 2011
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3240906/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22180848
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.4291/wjgp.v2.i6.146
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