Chronic hepatitis C virus infection in humans: Induction of hepatic nitric oxide synthase and proposed mechanisms for carcinogenesis

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 321-324

  Kane III, John M ^a   Shears II, Larry L ^a   Hierholzer, Christian ^a   Ambs, Stefan ^b   Billiar, Timothy R ^a   Posner, Mitchell C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PROTEIN P21; PROTEIN P53;

ADULT; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER CARCINOGENESIS; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MALE; MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRUS CARCINOGENESIS;

EID: 0031148437     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jsre.1997.5057     Document Type: Conference Paper

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