To evaluate the effect of interferon alfa (EN-a) on the hepatic extracellular matrix, we investigated the changes in serum N-terminal propeptide of type I11 procollagen during and after 4 months of INF-ru treatment in 178 treated and 45 nontreated patients with chronic hepatitis C. Serum pretreatmen
Long-term decrease in serum N-terminal propeptide of type III procollagen in patients with chronic hepatitis C treated with interferon alfa
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- Book ID
- 123390278
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 604 KB
- Volume
- 22
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0270-9139
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