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The somatostatin analogue octreotide inhibits angiogenesis in the earliest, but not in advanced, stages of portal hypertension in rats

Background: Angiogenesis is an important determinant of the pathophysiology of portal hypertension contributing to the formation of portosystemic collateral vessels and the hyperdynamic splanchnic circulation associated to this syndrome. Somatostatin and its analogues, like octreotide, have been sho...

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Autores principales: Mejias, Marc, Garcia-Pras, Ester, Tiani, Carolina, Bosch, Jaime, Fernandez, Mercedes
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3918085/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18194463
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1582-4934.2008.00218.x