Intrahepatic modulation of portal pressure and its role in portal hypertension

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Volumn 59, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 424-428

  Wheatley, Anthony M ^a,b   Zhang, Xing Yi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Human cirrhosis; Intrahepatic vascular resistance; Intravital fluorescent microscopy; Laser Doppler flowmetry; Portal hypertension

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PORTAL VEIN BLOOD PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

ANIMALS; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PORTAL; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS, EXPERIMENTAL; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; PORTAL PRESSURE; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 0031858338     PISSN: 00122823     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000007503     Document Type: Conference Paper

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