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Activation of the cholehepatic shunt as a potential therapy for primary sclerosing cholangitis

✍ Scribed by Shannon S. Glaser; Gianfranco Alpini

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 2009
Tongue: English
Weight: 119 KB
Volume: 49
Category: Article
ISSN: 0270-9139
DOI: 10.1002/hep.22969

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