Kupffer cells mediate leptin-induced liver fibrosis.

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Published in Gastroenterology on April 16, 2009

Authors

Jianhua Wang1, Isabelle Leclercq, Joanne M Brymora, Ning Xu, Mehdi Ramezani-Moghadam, Roslyn M London, David Brigstock, Jacob George

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1: Storr Liver Unit, Westmead Millennium Institute, University of Sydney and Westmead Hospital, Westmead, Australia.

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