Abstract
The autoantibodies characteristic of the disease react against mitochondrial enzymes essential to the function of all body cells, yet the disease is highly focused on only one tissue: the epithelial lining of intrahepatic bile ductules. The explanation may lie in tissue-specific cell- surface expression of a triggering antigen.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 29-36 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Hospital Practice |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| State | Published - 1995 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine(all)
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Gershwin, M. E., & Mackay, I. R. (1995). New knowledge in primary biliary cirrhosis. Hospital Practice, 30(8), 29-36.