Kidney volume and plasma hepatocyte growth factor-transforming growth factor β1 ratio among children with biliary atresia before and after liver transplantation: The reversibility of nephromegaly

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 830-836

  Cheng, Chi Hui ^b   Tsau, Yong Kwei ^a   Tsai, I Jung ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Biliary atresia; Hepatoblastoma; Hepatocyte growth factor; Liver transplantation; Nephromegaly; Transforming growth factor 1

Indexed keywords

SCATTER FACTOR; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1;

ARTICLE; BILE DUCT ATRESIA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEPATOBLASTOMA; HUMAN; INFANT; KIDNEY HYPERTROPHY; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

BILIARY ATRESIA; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEPATOBLASTOMA; HEPATOCYTE GROWTH FACTOR; HUMANS; INFANT; KIDNEY; LIVER NEOPLASMS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1;

EID: 27144438537     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2005.07.033     Document Type: Article

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