Stimulation of liver regeneration and function after partial hepatectomy in cirrhotic rats by continuous infusion of recombinant human hepatocyte growth factor

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 381-390

  Kaibori, Masaki ^a   Kwon, A Hon ^a   Nakagawa, Manabu ^a   Wei, Tu ^a   Uetsuji, Shoji ^a   Kamiyama, Yasuo ^a   Okumura, Tadayoshi ^a   Kitamura, Naomi ^a,b  

^a KANSAI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Fac Biosci Biotech   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cirrhosis; Hepatocyte growth factor; Liver regeneration; Partial hepatectomy; Serum lipids; Serum proteins

Indexed keywords

CYCLINE; DEXTRAN SULFATE; LIPID; PLASMA PROTEIN; RECOMBINANT SCATTER FACTOR; SCATTER FACTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SYNTHESIS; DOSE RESPONSE; INFUSION PUMP; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FUNCTION; LIVER REGENERATION; NONHUMAN; PARTIAL HEPATECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0030857949     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8278(97)80185-7     Document Type: Article

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