Clinical significance of plasma endothelin levels in patients with biliary atresia

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 491-493

  Kobayashi, H ^a   Miyano, T ^a   Horikoshi, K ^a   Orihata, K ^a   Watanabe, S ^a   Futagawa, S ^a  

^a JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biliary atresia; Endothelin; Portal hypertension

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT ATRESIA; BILIARY CIRRHOSIS; BLOOD LEVEL; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MALE; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PORTOENTEROSTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BILIARY ATRESIA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; ENDOTHELINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PORTAL; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; MALE; PORTOENTEROSTOMY, HEPATIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031713757     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003830050380     Document Type: Article

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