Hepatic giant cells in hepatitis C virus (HCV) mono-infection and HCV/HIV co-infection

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 61, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1058-1061

  Micchelli, S T L ^a   Thomas, D ^a   Boitnott, J K ^a   Torbenson, M ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; DISEASE MARKER; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GIANT CELL; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLAMMATION; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CELL; LIVER FIBROSIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; VIRUS LOAD; HEPACIVIRUS; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; VIROLOGY; VIRUS CELL TRANSFORMATION;

ADULT; CELL TRANSFORMATION, VIRAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GIANT CELLS; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HEPATOCYTES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 51349083273     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2008.058560     Document Type: Article

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