Editorial
Copyright ©2009 The WJG Press and Baishideng.
World J Gastroenterol. May 28, 2009; 15(20): 2433-2440
Published online May 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.2433
Figure 1
Figure 1 Components of the extracellular matrix (connective tissue) of the fibrotic liver and their major changes. The binding of glycosaminoglycans (GAG) to the respective core proteins (CP) of proteoglycans (PG) are shown. BM: Basement membranes; FACIT: Fibril-associated collagens with interrupted triple-helices.