Endothelin and other mediators in the pathophysiology of portal hypertension

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Volumn 59, Issue SUPPL. 2, 1998, Pages 8-10

  Gerbes, Alexander L ^a   Gülberg, Veit ^a   Bilzer, Manfred ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hepatic stellate cells; Kupffer cells; Liver cirrhosis; Portal pressure; Sinusoidal endothelial cells

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIN;

BIOSYNTHESIS; BLOOD LEVEL; CELL TYPE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; KUPFFER CELL; LIVER CELL; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER SINUSOID; MEDIATOR; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PORTAL VEIN BLOOD PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STELLATE CELL;

ENDOTHELINS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PORTAL; LIVER CIRRHOSIS;

EID: 0031828633     PISSN: 00122823     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000051412     Document Type: Conference Paper

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