Hepatocyte growth factor protects the liver against hepatitis C virus in patients on regular hemodialysis

Journal of Chemotherapy

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 164-166

  Rampino, T ^a   Libetta, C ^a   Mazzone, A ^a   Gregorini, M ^a   Soccio, G ^a   Ranghino, A ^a   Maggio, M ^a   Guallini, P ^a   Girola, S ^a   Dal Canton, A ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; SCATTER FACTOR; VIRUS RNA;

CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HEPATITIS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER FUNCTION; VIRUS TYPING;

EID: 7144229385     PISSN: 1120009X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/joc.1998.10.2.164     Document Type: Conference Paper

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