Plasma and platelet serotonin levels in patients with liver cirrhosis

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 13, Issue 43, 2007, Pages 5750-5753

  Ćulafić, Dorde M ^a   Mirković, Duško S ^a   Vukčević, Miodrag D ^a   Rudić, Jelena S ^a  

^a CLINICAL CENTER OF SERBIA   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Liver cirrhosis; Plasma; Platelet; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN;

ARTICLE; CELL LEVEL; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEROTONIN BLOOD LEVEL; THROMBOCYTE;

EID: 36248950205     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i43.5750     Document Type: Article

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