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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 14, 2010; 16(2): 210-216
Published online Jan 14, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i2.210
Liver myofibroblasts activate protein C and respond to activated protein C
Jennifer Gillibert-Duplantier, Anne Rullier, Véronique Neaud, Walter Kisiel, Jean Rosenbaum
Jennifer Gillibert-Duplantier, Anne Rullier, Véronique Neaud, Jean Rosenbaum, INSERM U889, Victor Segalen Bordeaux 2 University, F-33076 Bordeaux, France
Walter Kisiel, Department of Pathology, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM 87131, United States
Author contributions: Gillibert-Duplantier J and Rullier A performed the majority of the experiments; Neaud V performed the RT-PCR experiments; Kisiel W provided vital reagents; Rosenbaum J designed the study and wrote the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Jean Rosenbaum, MD, INSERM U889, Victor Segalen Bordeaux 2 University, F-33076 Bordeaux, France. jean.rosenbaum@gref.u-bordeaux2.fr
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Received: August 26, 2009
Revised: September 17, 2009
Accepted: September 24, 2009
Published online: January 14, 2010
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