Human and rat hepatic stellate cells produce stem cell factor: a possible mechanism for mast cell recruitment in liver fibrosis

Marianna Gaça(Southampton Hospital), R. Christopher Benyon(University of Southampton), J. Pickering(Southampton General Hospital), Michael J.P. Arthur(University of Notre Dame)
Journal of Hepatology
May 1, 1999
10.1016/s0168-8278(99)80139-1
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