Factors regarding increase of platelet counts in chronic hepatitis C patients with sustained virological response to interferon - Relation to serum thrombopoietin levels

Hepatology Research

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 211-215

  Yagura, Michiyasu ^a   Tanaka, Akihisa ^a   Tokita, Hajime ^a   Kamitsukasa, Hiroshi ^a   Harada, Hideharu ^a  

^a TOKYO NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chronic hepatitis C; Interferon; Platelet counts; Sustained virological responder; Thrombopoietin

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; INTERFERON; THROMBOPOIETIN; ZINC;

ADULT; AGED; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG RESPONSE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER HILUS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SPLEEN SIZE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THROMBOCYTOSIS; ZINC BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 29144508818     PISSN: 13866346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hepres.2005.08.004     Document Type: Article

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