Measurement of serum hyaluronic acid as a sensitive marker of liver fibrosis in biliary atresia

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 1643-1646

  Hasegawa, Toshimichi ^a   Sasaki, Takashi ^a   Kimura, Takuya ^a   Hoki, Masanori ^a   Okada, Akira ^a   Mushiake, Sohtarou ^a   Yagi, Makoto ^a   Imura, Kenji ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biliary atresia; Cirrhosis; Hyaluronic acid; Liver fibrosis; Serum marker

Indexed keywords

BILIRUBIN; HYALURONIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BILE DUCT ATRESIA; BLOOD LEVEL; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER FIBROSIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERODIAGNOSIS;

EID: 0033740921     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jpsu.2000.18342     Document Type: Article

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