Thymosin ␣ 1 (T␣) is an immune modifier that has been shown in a pilot study to be effective for chronic hepatitis B; this requires confirmation. Ninety-eight patients with clinicopathologically proven chronic hepatitis B were randomly allocated to 3 groups: 1) group A received a 26-week course of T
A randomized controlled trial of thymopentin therapy in patients with chronic hepatitis B
✍ Scribed by Giovanna Fattovich; Giuliano Giustina; Alfredo Alberti; Maria Guido; Patrizia Pontisso; Susanna Favarato; Luisa Benvegnù; Arturo Ruol
- Book ID
- 118566270
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1994
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 470 KB
- Volume
- 21
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0168-8278
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