Role of TNF- in liver ischaemia-reperfusion injury: New evidence or experimental artefact?

European Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 527-528

  Mehvar, R ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ENZYME ACTIVATION; IN VIVO STUDY; LETTER; LIVER ISCHEMIA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN SECRETION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REPERFUSION INJURY; ANIMAL; LIVER; MALE; METABOLISM; NOTE; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; VASCULARIZATION;

ANIMALS; LIVER; MALE; RATS; REPERFUSION INJURY; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 65549168693     PISSN: 00142972     EISSN: 13652362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2362.2009.02127.x     Document Type: Letter

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