| Literature DB >> 17308796 |
Clarice N L Morais1, Bruno M Carvalho, Wlademir G Melo, Edmundo P A Lopes, Ana Lúcia C Domingues, Norma T Jucá, Wayner Souza, Frederico G C Abath, Silvia M L Montenegro.
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Evaluation of hepatic fibrosis is usually performed by histopathological examination of biopsies. However, this is an invasive and potentially dangerous procedure. Several studies have proposed serum biological markers of hepatic fibrosis. This communication evaluates the use of serum cytokines as markers of hepatic fibrosis in hepatitis C, schistosomiasis, and co-infection.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID： 17308796 DOI： 10.1590/s0074-02762006000900057
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz ISSN： 0074-0276 Impact factor: 2.743