Chapter 1.6
The Hepatic Stellate Cell
Massimo Pinzani,
Massimo Pinzani
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Massimo Pinzani
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Jean-Pierre Benhamou MD,
Andres T. Blei MD,
Jürg Reichen MD,
Mario Rizzetto MD,
Juan Rodés MD
Director General, Hospital Clinic; Professor of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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Professor of Hepatology, Université Denis Diderot Paris 7, Assistance Publique — Hôpitaux de Paris and Inserm U773, Service d'Hépatologie, Hôpital Beaujon, Clichy, France
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Professor of Medicine and Surgery, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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Professor of Medicine, University of Bern; Chief of Hepatology, University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
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Professor of Gastroenterology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorSummary
This chapter contains section titled:
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Historical Notes and Nomenclature
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Anatomy and Ultrastructure
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Retinoid Storage and Metabolism
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Intralobular Heterogeneity of HSC
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Isolation and Culture of HSC
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Identification of HSC and Related Hepatic Fibrogenic Cells
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The Embryonic Origin of HSC
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Rodent, Human and HSC Lines: Differences and Similarities
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Extrahepatic HSC and the ‘Stellate Cell System’
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HSC and Extracellular Matrix Homeostasis
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HSC as Liver-Specific Pericytes
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