Tumor necrosis factor‐α and transforming growth factor‐β reflect severity of liver damage in primary biliary cirrhosis
- 1 February 2002
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
- Vol. 17 (2) , 196-202
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1440-1746.2002.02672.x
Abstract
Background and Aims The pathogenesis of primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) is unknown. The role of cytokines such as tumor necrosis factor‐α (TNF‐α) and transforming growth factor‐β (ΤGF‐β), and the eff...Keywords
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