Contribution of IL-18 and its related cytokines on the development of hepatic dysfunction in non-biliary acute pancreatitis

International Congress Series

Volumn 1255, Issue C, 2003, Pages 159-165

  Shibata, Muneyuki ^a   Hirota, Masahiko ^a   Inoue, Kotaro ^a   Ogawa, Michio ^a  

^a KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acute pancreatitis; Cytokine; Hepatic injury; IL 18; Soluble TNF receptor

Indexed keywords

EID: 35348954052     PISSN: 05315131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0531-5131(03)00567-3     Document Type: Article

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