Importance of platelet-derived growth factors in liver regeneration

Expert Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2016;10(5):557-9. doi: 10.1586/17474124.2016.1158100. Epub 2016 Mar 16.

Authors

Patrick Starlinger¹, Alice Assinger²

Affiliations

¹ a Department of Surgery , Medical University of Vienna, General Hospital , Vienna , Austria.
² b Center of Physiology and Pharmacology , Medical University of Vienna , Vienna , Austria.

PMID: 26909855
DOI: 10.1586/17474124.2016.1158100

No abstract available

Keywords: Liver regeneration; growths factors; hepatectomy; platelets; vascular endothelial growth factor.

Publication types

Editorial
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Blood Platelets / drug effects
Blood Platelets / metabolism*
Cell Proliferation
Hepatectomy
Humans
Liver / drug effects
Liver / metabolism*
Liver / physiopathology
Liver / surgery
Liver Regeneration* / drug effects
Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / adverse effects
Platelet Transfusion
Platelet-Derived Growth Factor / metabolism*
Signal Transduction

Substances

Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors
Platelet-Derived Growth Factor