Diagnostic validity of hepatocyte growth factor as marker for rejection in the follow-up of patients after heart transplantation

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 411-415

  Zwirska Korczala, Krystyna ^a   Zakliczyński, Michał ^a   Berdowska, Agnieszka ^a   Zembala, Marian ^a   Jochem, Jerzy ^a   Gajewska, Katarzyna ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CYCLOSPORIN A; KETOCONAZOLE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PREDNISONE; SCATTER FACTOR;

ACUTE GRAFT REJECTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CARDIAC GRAFT REJECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MARKER; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEART FAILURE; HEART GRAFT; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RECIPIENT; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 15544390797     PISSN: 10532498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2004.02.007     Document Type: Article

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