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Steatosis and liver cell apoptosis in chronic hepatitis C: A mechanism for increased liver injury

✍ Scribed by Meagan J. Walsh; Daina M. Vanags; Andrew D. Clouston; Michelle M. Richardson; David M. Purdie; Julie R. Jonsson; Elizabeth E. Powell

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 2004
Tongue: English
Weight: 348 KB
Volume: 39
Category: Article
ISSN: 0270-9139
DOI: 10.1002/hep.20179

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