Presence of plasma endotoxin is correlated with tumour necrosis factor receptor levels and disease activity in alcoholic cirrhosis

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 606-608

  Hanck, Christopher ^a   Rossol, Siegbert ^a   Böcker, Ulrich ^a   Tokus, Mehmet ^a   Singer, Manfred V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDOTOXIN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR RECEPTOR;

ALCOHOL LIVER CIRRHOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOTOXEMIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031769233     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/33.6.606     Document Type: Article

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