Thrombopoietin serum levels do not correlate with thrombocytopenia in hepatic schistosomiasis

Liver

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 127-129

  Souza, Mônica R A ^a   Aguiar, Luciane A K ^a   Goto, Janaina M ^a   Carvente, Cláudia T ^a   Toledo, Carlos F ^a   Borges, Durval R ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Portal hypertension; Schistosomiasis; Splenomegaly; Thrombopoietin; Thromobocytemia

Indexed keywords

GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; PROTHROMBIN; THROMBOPOIETIN;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER DISEASE; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SPLENOMEGALY; THROMBOCYTHEMIA; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PORTAL; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI; SPLENOMEGALY; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; THROMBOPOIETIN;

EID: 0036271046     PISSN: 01069543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0676.2002.01574.x     Document Type: Article

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