Disease dependent qualitative and quantitative differences in the inflammatory response to ascites occurring in cirrhotics

World Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 85-91

  Attar, Bashar M ^a,b   George, Magdalena ^b   Ion Nedelcu, Nicolae ^c   Ramadori, Guilliano ^d   Van Thiel, David H ^b  

^a Jr Hospital of Cook County   (United States)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c VICTOR BABES NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (Romania)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ascites; Cirrhosis; Growth factors; Inflammation; Procalcitonin

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894454134     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19485182     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4254/wjh.v6.i2.85     Document Type: Article

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