Thrombosis Research
Volume 125, Issue 5 , Pages e214-e221 , May 2010

Role of plasminogen in macrophage accumulation during liver repair

  • Naoyuki Kawao

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physiology, Kinki University School of Medicine, 377-2 Ohnohigashi, Osakasayama 589-8511, Japan
    • ,
  • Nobuo Nagai

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physiology, Kinki University School of Medicine, 377-2 Ohnohigashi, Osakasayama 589-8511, Japan
    • ,
  • Kiyotaka Okada

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physiology, Kinki University School of Medicine, 377-2 Ohnohigashi, Osakasayama 589-8511, Japan
    • ,
  • Katsumi Okumoto

      Affiliations

    • Center for Morphological Analyses in Central Research Facilities, Kinki University School of Medicine, 377-2 Ohnohigashi, Osakasayama 589-8511, Japan
    • ,
  • Shigeru Ueshima

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physiology, Kinki University School of Medicine, 377-2 Ohnohigashi, Osakasayama 589-8511, Japan
    • Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Kinki University School of Agriculture, 3327-204 Nakamachi, Nara 631-8505, Japan
    • ,
  • Osamu Matsuo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physiology, Kinki University School of Medicine, 377-2 Ohnohigashi, Osakasayama 589-8511, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +81 72 366 0221x3165; fax: +81 72 366 0206.

Received 11 August 2009 ,Revised 17 November 2009 ,Accepted 9 December 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.thromres.2009.12.009

Thrombosis Research
Volume 125, Issue 5 , Pages e214-e221 , May 2010

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