Inducible nitric oxide synthase expression in chronic viral hepatitis and its relation with histological severity of disease

Journal of Viral Hepatitis

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 419-423

  Kandemir, O ^a   Polat, A ^a   Kaya, A ^a  

^a MERSIN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Hepatitis B virus; Hepatitis C virus; Inducible nitric oxide synthase; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

AMINOTRANSFERASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT; BIOPSY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAINING; VIRUS HEPATITIS;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HEPATOCYTES; HUMANS; LIVER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0036436709     PISSN: 13520504     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2893.2002.00382.x     Document Type: Article

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