Adenosine A2A receptors play a role in the pathogenesis of hepatic cirrhosis
Open Access
- 1 August 2006
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in British Journal of Pharmacology
- Vol. 148 (8), 1144-1155
- https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bjp.0706812
Abstract
1 Adenosine is a potent endogenous regulator of inflammation and tissue repair. Adenosine, which is released from injured and hypoxic tissue or in response to toxins and medications, may induce pu...This publication has 69 references indexed in Scilit:
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