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Procollagen type I N-terminal propeptide (PINP) is a marker for fibrogenesis in bile duct ligation-induced fibrosis in rats

BACKGROUND: Fibrosis can be described as the excess deposition of extracellular matrix (ECM) components, such as collagens and proteoglycans. Fibrosis of the liver, which eventually leads to cirrhosis, is a major global health problem. Being able to measure fibrosis progression may enable timely pre...

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Autores principales: Veidal, Sanne Skovgård, Vassiliadis, Efstathios, Bay-Jensen, Anne-Christine, Tougas, Gervais, Vainer, Ben, Karsdal, Morten Asser
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2860343/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20359335
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1755-1536-3-5