Term Name: hepatic stellate cell activation
Synonyms:
Definition: A change in the morphology or behavior of a hepatic stellate cell resulting from exposure to a cytokine, chemokine, hormone, cellular ligand or soluble factor.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0035733]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: fibroblast activation
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of hepatic stellate cell activation
positively regulated by: positive regulation of hepatic stellate cell activation
regulated by: regulation of hepatic stellate cell activation