Decreased nitric oxide production in chronic viral hepatitis B and C

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 326-331

  Amaro, María José ^a   Bartolomé, Javier ^a   Pardo, Margarita ^a   Cotonat, Teresa ^a   López Farré, Antonio ^a   Carreño, Vicente ^a  

^a Hospital UniversitarioFundación Jiménez Díaz   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antiviral; Hepatitis B virus; Hepatitis C virus; Interferon; Nitrite levels

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; NITRIC OXIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE;

ADULT; CHOLESTEROL; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; LIVER; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITES;

EID: 0030892887     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9071(199704)51:4<326::AID-JMV11>3.0.CO;2-G     Document Type: Article

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