Reconstitution of the actin-scavenger system after orthotopic liver transplantation for end-stage liver disease: A prospective and longitudinal study

Liver Transplantation and Surgery

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 310-317

  Schiodt, F V ^a   Bondesen, S ^a   Muller, K ^a   Rasmussen, A ^a   Hjortrup, A ^a   Kirkegaard, P ^a   Hansen, B A ^a   Tygstrup, N ^a   Ott, P ^a  

^a GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALBUMIN; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; BILIRUBIN; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 10; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 7; CORTICOSTEROID; CREATININE; CYCLOSPORIN A; PROTHROMBIN; SERUM ALBUMIN; THYMOCYTE ANTIBODY; VITAMIN D BINDING PROTEIN;

ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAVENGING SYSTEM;

EID: 0032992269     PISSN: 10743022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lt.500050420     Document Type: Article

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