2008
Functional Anatomy of Normal Bile Ducts
Strazzabosco M, Fabris L. Functional Anatomy of Normal Bile Ducts. The Anatomical Record 2008, 291: 653-660. PMID: 18484611, PMCID: PMC3743051, DOI: 10.1002/ar.20664.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBile ductBiliary treeExtrahepatic bile ductSmall bile ductsNormal bile ductsLiver progenitor cellsBile productionBiliary epitheliumMajor ductsSecretory functionVascular structuresProgenitor cellsCholangiocyte functionFunctional anatomyBileDuctCholangiocytesIntestineFunctional interactionMorphological heterogeneityNerveGallbladderVariety of functionsEpithelium
2007
Epithelial expression of angiogenic growth factors modulate arterial vasculogenesis in human liver development
Fabris L, Cadamuro M, Libbrecht L, Raynaud P, Spirlì C, Fiorotto R, Okolicsanyi L, Lemaigre F, Strazzabosco M, Roskams T. Epithelial expression of angiogenic growth factors modulate arterial vasculogenesis in human liver development. Hepatology 2007, 47: 719-728. PMID: 18157837, DOI: 10.1002/hep.22015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVascular endothelial growth factorHepatic arteryAngiogenic growth factorsBile ductAngiopoietin-1Tie-2Growth factorAngiopoietin-2VEGFR-1Endothelial cellsMural cellsCognate receptorsIntrahepatic bile ductsClose anatomical relationshipFetal human liverDifferent gestational agesEndothelial growth factorDifferent maturational stagesGestational ageHuman liver developmentImmunohistochemical expressionDuctal plateEpithelial expressionPortal vasculatureArtery