Serum hepatocyte growth factor and clinical outcome in biliary atresia

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1045-1049

  Vejchapipat, Paisarn ^b   Theamboonlers, Apiradee ^b   Chaokhonchai, Rapeepan ^b   Chongsrisawat, Voranush ^b   Chittmittrapap, Soottiporn ^b   Poovorawan, Yong ^a  

^a KING CHULALONGKORN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Biliary atresia; hepatocyte growth factor

Indexed keywords

BILIRUBIN; SCATTER FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BILE DUCT ATRESIA; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BILIARY ATRESIA; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEPATOCYTE GROWTH FACTOR; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3042729886     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2004.03.052     Document Type: Article

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