Measurement of serum trombopoietin (TPO) level in patients with liver disease

Japanese Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 26, Issue SUPPL. 2, 1998, Pages 183-187

  Kato, Naoya ^a   Yoshida, Hideo ^a   Ono Nita, Suzane Kioko ^a   Yoshida, Haruhiko ^a   Shiratori, Yasushi ^a   Omata, Masao ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; THROMBOPOIETIN;

BLOOD LEVEL; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; LIVER FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOLECULAR CLONING; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

EID: 0031661916     PISSN: 03863603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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