Improvement in liver fibrosis, functionality and hemodynamics in CCl4- cirrhotic rats after injection of the Liver Growth Factor

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1065-1072

  Díaz Gil, Juan J ^a   Muñoz, Javier ^b   Albillos, Agustín ^c   Rúa, Carmen ^d   MacHín, Celia ^d   García Cañero, Rafael ^a   Cereceda, Rosa M ^a   Guijarro, María C ^a   Trilla, Carolina ^a   Escartín, Pedro ^b  

^a Lab Hepatologia Exp (Serv B   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO PUERTA DE HIERRO   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ascites; Cirrhosis; Portal hypertension; Regeneration

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; AMINOPHENAZONE; AMINOTRANSFERASE; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; COLLAGEN; COLLAGENASE; CYTOCHROME P450; ENZYME; GROWTH FACTOR; PROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASCITES; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HEMODYNAMICS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER FUNCTION; LIVER HISTOLOGY; LIVER INJURY; LIVER REGENERATION; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MITOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PORTAL VEIN BLOOD PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYSTEMIC VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 0345517115     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8278(99)80261-X     Document Type: Article

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