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Clinical Implications of the Serum Apelin Level on Portal Hypertension and Prognosis of Liver Cirrhosis
BACKGROUND/AIMS: Levels of serum apelin (s-apelin), an endogenous ligand for angiotensin-like receptor 1, have been shown to be related to hepatic fibrosis and hemodynamic abnormalities in preclinical studies. We investigated the clinical implications of s-apelin as a noninvasive prognostic biomarke...
| Autores principales: | , , , , , , , |
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Editorial Office of Gut and Liver
2016
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4694742/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25963087 http://dx.doi.org/10.5009/gnl14345 |