Elevation of serum stem-cell factor in postoperative biliary atresia

Pediatrics International

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 888-893

  Honsawek, Sittisak ^a   Chongsrisawat, Voranush ^a   Vejchapipat, Paisarn ^a   Thawornsuk, Nutchanart ^a   Tangkijvanich, Pisit ^a   Poovorawan, Yong ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Biliary atresia; Hepatic fibrosis; Jaundice; Stem cell factor

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; STEM CELL FACTOR;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BILE DUCT ATRESIA; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JAUNDICE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PORTOENTEROSTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

BILIARY ATRESIA; BILIRUBIN; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PORTOENTEROSTOMY, HEPATIC; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REFERENCE VALUES; STEM CELL FACTOR; TRANSFERASES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 36649019775     PISSN: 13288067     EISSN: 1442200X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-200X.2007.02476.x     Document Type: Article

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