Figure 3 | Laboratory Investigation

Figure 3

From: The Myofibroblastic Conversion of Peribiliary Fibrogenic Cells Distinct from Hepatic Stellate Cells Is Stimulated by Platelet-Derived Growth Factor During Liver Fibrogenesis

Figure 3

Expression patterns of cytoskeletal proteins in cultured peribiliary myofibroblasts. Cultures of peribiliary myofibroblasts were established by outgrowth from bile duct segments and submitted to an avidin-biotin immunoperoxidase method. A, A homogeneous pattern of α-SMA expression. B, A heterogeneous pattern of desmin expression in subcultured cells (passage 3). Original magnification, × 400.

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