A striking difference between normal liver and fibrotic or cirrhotic liver is the amount and type of extra-cellular matrix. One key to understanding the abnormal accumulation of extra-cellular matrix comes from examination of its source, the activated stellate cell. Thus, a major effort of the Rockey lab is focused on generating new knowledge about stellate cells and their functions.

Don C. Rockey, M.D.
Dr. Carey G. King, Jr. and Dr. Henry M. Winans, Sr. Chair in Internal Medicine
Professor, Department of Internal Medicine
Chief, Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases

Address: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Department of Internal Medicine
Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases
5323 Harry Hines Blvd.
Dallas, TX 75390-8887