Plasma endothelin-1 and -3 in cirrhosis: relationship with systemic hemodynamics, renal function and neurohumoral systems
✍ Scribed by Mauro Bernardi; Veit Gülberg; Alessandra Colantoni; Franco Trevisani; Antonio Gasbarrini; Alexander L Grebes
- Book ID
- 118567285
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 905 KB
- Volume
- 24
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0168-8278
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