Circulating fibrocytes as a marker of liver fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C

Frontiers in Bioscience - Elite

Volumn 2 E, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1241-1245

  Nunnari, Giuseppe ^a,b   Vancheri, Carlo ^a   Gilli, Elisa ^a   Migliore, Simona ^a   Palermo, Filippo ^a   La Rosa, Cristina ^a   Cappellani, Alessandro ^a   Nicotra, Piermario ^a   Russo, Rosario ^a   Cacopardo, Bruno ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fibrocytes; Fibroscan; Fibrosis; HCV; Hepatitis C virus; Liver biopsy

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD CELL; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD CELLS; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 77957368258     PISSN: 19450494     EISSN: 19450508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2741/e184     Document Type: Article

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