Immunohistochemical comparative study of fibrosis and biliary ductular reaction in alcoholic and viral chronic hepatitis

Romanian Journal of Morphology and Embryology

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 265-269

  Egyed Zsigmond, I ^a   Jung, I ^a   Egyed Zsigmond, Ileana ^b   Marton, Gabriella ^b   Gurzu, Simona ^a   Mezei, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

^b Municipal Hospital   (Romania)

Author keywords

Ductular reaction; Image analysis; Liver fibrosis; Liver regeneration

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL LIVER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; VIROLOGY;

ADULT; BILE DUCTS; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER DISEASES, ALCOHOLIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 77953040939     PISSN: 12200522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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