Hyaluronic acid: A specific prognostic indicator of hepatic damage in biliary atresia

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1791-1794

  Kobayashi, Hiroyuki ^a   Horikoshi, Kentaro ^a   Yamataka, Atsuyuki ^a   Yamataka, Tamiki ^a   Okazaki, Tadaharu ^a   Lane, Geoffrey J ^a   Miyano, Takeshi ^a  

^a JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biliary atresia; Factor VIII related antigen; Hepatic sinusoidal endothelial cell; Hyaluronic acid

Indexed keywords

HYALURONIC ACID; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BILE DUCT ATRESIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER SINUSOID; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0033430252     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3468(99)90314-7     Document Type: Article

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