Hepatitis Cell Biology
New findings from Osaka Prefecture University in the area of hepatitis cell biology described
Published in Hepatitis Weekly, March 12th, 2007
Research findings, "Involvement of transforming growth factor-beta in the expression of gicerin, a cell adhesion molecule, in the regeneration of hepatocytes," are discussed in a new report. "Gicerin, an Ig-superfamily cell adhesion molecule, appears transiently in embryonic tissues including those of the nervous, urogenital, respiratory and digestive systems, and it promotes neurite extension, cell migration and epithelialization through its cell adhesive activities. In addition, gicerin also reappears in regenerating tissue after suffering either a traumatic injury or a viral infection," investigators in Osaka, Japan report.
"In the present study, we examined the...
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Source: Hepatitis Weekly (2007-03-12)
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