Journal of Hepatology
Volume 48, Issue 6 , Pages 952-961 , June 2008

Critical role of CD44 in hepatotoxin-mediated liver injury

  • Kiminori Kimura

      Affiliations

    • Department of Immunotherapeutics (Medinet), Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 1-3-7 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan
    • Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases, Gifu University, Gifu-shi, Gifu 501-1194, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +81 3 5805 3161; fax: +81 3 5805 3164.
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  • Masahito Nagaki

      Affiliations

    • First Department of Internal Medicine, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu-shi, Gifu 501-1194, Japan
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  • Kazuhiro Kakimi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Immunotherapeutics (Medinet), Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 1-3-7 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan
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  • Masanao Saio

      Affiliations

    • Department of Immunopathology, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu-shi, Gifu 501-1194, Japan
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  • Tomomi Saeki

      Affiliations

    • Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases, Gifu University, Gifu-shi, Gifu 501-1194, Japan
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  • Yumiko Okuda

      Affiliations

    • Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases, Gifu University, Gifu-shi, Gifu 501-1194, Japan
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  • Kazuo Kuwata

      Affiliations

    • Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases, Gifu University, Gifu-shi, Gifu 501-1194, Japan
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  • Hisataka Moriwaki

      Affiliations

    • First Department of Internal Medicine, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu-shi, Gifu 501-1194, Japan

Received 16 August 2007 ,Revised 5 December 2007 ,Accepted 3 January 2008.

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☆ The authors who have taken part in the research of this paper declared that they have a relationship with the manufacturers of the materials involved either in the past or present but they did not receive funding from the manufacturers to carry out their research.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2008.01.033

Journal of Hepatology
Volume 48, Issue 6 , Pages 952-961 , June 2008

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