Inducible nitric oxide synthase and histopathological correlation in chronic viral hepatitis

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 12-15

  Atik, Esin ^a   Onlen, Yusuf ^a   Savas, Lutfu ^a   Doran, Figen ^b  

^a MUSTAFA KEMAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Histopathology; iNOS (inducible nitric oxide synthase); Viral hepatitis

Indexed keywords

INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREGULATION; LIVER BIOPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONONUCLEAR CELL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; VIRUS HEPATITIS; VIRUS REPLICATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HEPATOCYTES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONOCYTES; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II;

EID: 37349095272     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2007.03.010     Document Type: Article

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