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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Comp Pathol. 2013 May 8;149(4):434–445. doi: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2013.03.008

Table 3.

Summary of Immunohistochemical Expression Analysis

Marker Hepatocyte Cholangiocyte Oval cell Oval cell with hepatocyte features Myofibroblast and activated stellate cell
Cytokeratin AE1/AE3 +++ +++ (+)
RFP +++ (+)
MSA +++
PCNA (DMN exposure) ++ ++ + ++
PCNA (MCLR exposure) + + +++ +

RFP, red fluorescent protein; MSA, muscle specific actin; PCNA, proliferating cell nuclear antigen; DMN, dimethylnitrosamine; MCLR, microcystin LR.

Immunoreactivity scoring: − absent; (+) variable and mild; + mild; ++ moderate; +++ marked.