Elevation of interleukin 6 levels in patients with chronic hepatitis due to hepatitis C virus

Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 211-215

  Malaguarnera, Mariano ^a   Di Fazio, Ignazio ^a   Romeo, Maria Antonietta ^a   Restuccia, Salvatore ^a   Laurino, Antonina ^a   Trovato, Barbara Adriana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chronic hepatitis; Cytokines; Hepatitis C virus (HCV); Histological activity index (HAI); Interleukin 6 (IL 6)

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 6; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LIVER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030918199     PISSN: 09441174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02936370     Document Type: Article

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