Are hepatic growth factors predictors of clinical outcome in fulminant hepatic failure?

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 168-170

  Auth, Marcus K H ^a  

^a ALDER HEY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SCATTER FACTOR; VASCULOTROPIN;

ANGIOGENESIS; CELL DAMAGE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; EDITORIAL; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FULMINANT HEPATIC FAILURE; HUMAN; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; LIVER CELL; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER REGENERATION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; NUTRITION; PHOSPHATE BLOOD LEVEL; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; TREATMENT INDICATION;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHILD; HEPATOCYTE GROWTH FACTOR; HUMANS; INFANT; LIVER FAILURE, ACUTE; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

EID: 33846607820     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e31802c9379     Document Type: Editorial

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