Journal of Hepatology
Volume 54, Issue 1 , Pages 132-141 , January 2011

Distinct roles for non-muscle myosin II isoforms in mouse hepatic stellate cells

  • Zhenan Liu

      Affiliations

    • Liver Cell Biology Lab, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (V.U.B.), Belgium
    • ,
  • Elke Van Rossen

      Affiliations

    • Liver Cell Biology Lab, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (V.U.B.), Belgium
    • ,
  • Jean-Pierre Timmermans

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Cell Biology and Histology, Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Antwerp (UA), Belgium
    • ,
  • Albert Geerts

      Affiliations

    • Liver Cell Biology Lab, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (V.U.B.), Belgium
    • Prof. Geerts passed away during the completion of the study.
    • ,
  • Leo A. van Grunsven

      Affiliations

    • Liver Cell Biology Lab, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (V.U.B.), Belgium
    • Contributed equally to the paper.
    • ,
  • Hendrik Reynaert

      Affiliations

    • Liver Cell Biology Lab, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (V.U.B.), Belgium
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: Liver Cell Biology Lab, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (V.U.B.), Laarbeeklaan 103, 1090 Brussels, Belgium. Tel.: +32 2 477 6811; fax: +32 2 477 6810.
    • Contributed equally to the paper.

Received 28 January 2010 ,Revised 2 June 2010 ,Accepted 10 June 2010.

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PII: S0168-8278(10)00710-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2010.06.020

Journal of Hepatology
Volume 54, Issue 1 , Pages 132-141 , January 2011

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