Association of Serum Interleukin-8 Levels with the Degree of Fibrosis in Infants with Chronic Liver Disease

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 540-544

  Nobili, Valerio ^a   Marcellini, Matilde ^a   Giovannelli, Luigi ^a   Girolami, Elia ^b   Muratori, Flaminia ^b   Giannone, Germana ^b   Devito, Rita ^b   De Benedetti, Fabrizio ^b  

^a Department of Medicine   (Italy)

^b BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biliary atresia; Inflammatory cytokines; Interleukin 8

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 1; INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 8; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ARTICLE; BILE DUCT ATRESIA; BLOOD; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHRONIC DISEASE; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; INFANT; LIVER; LIVER DISEASE; MALE; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY;

BILIARY ATRESIA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERLEUKIN-1; INTERLEUKIN-6; INTERLEUKIN-8; LIVER; LIVER DISEASES; MALE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 21644453731     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: 15364801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005176-200411000-00017     Document Type: Article

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