Plasma leptin and TNF-α levels in chronic hepatitis C patients and their relationship to hepatic fibrosis

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 1604-1610

  Crespo, Javier ^a   Rivero, Montserrat ^a   Fábrega, Emilio ^a   Cayón, Amalía ^a   Amado, José Antonio ^a   García Unzeta, Maria Teresa ^a   Pons Romero, Fernando ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MARQUÉS DE VALDECILLA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Hepatic fibrosis; Hepatitis C virus; Leptin; Tumor necrosis factor

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER FIBROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY;

EID: 0036311064     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1015835606718     Document Type: Article

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