Changes of ultrasonography and two serum biochemical indices for hepatic fibrosis in schistosomiasis japonica patients one year after praziquantel treatment

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 110, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 797-800

  Cai, Weimin ^a   Chen, Zhi ^a   Chen, Feng ^a   Zhou, Cheng ^a   Liu, Ronghua ^a   Wang, Jingxiang ^b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^b Jiaxing City Anti schistosomiasis H   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN TYPE 2; HYALURONIC ACID; PRAZIQUANTEL; PROCOLLAGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER SIZE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SEROLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIPLATYHELMINTIC AGENTS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYALURONIC ACID; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PRAZIQUANTEL; PROCOLLAGEN; SCHISTOSOMIASIS JAPONICA;

EID: 9844258897     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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