Antifibrotic effects of total or partial application of amniotic membrane in hepatic fibrosis

Abstract: Liver fibrosis is the final common pathway of chronic liver diseases, having cirrhosis as a possible progression, which has liver transplantation as the only effective treatment. Human amniotic membrane represents a potential strategy as a therapy for liver fibrosis, due to its anti-inflam...

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Main Authors: KARINA M. MAMEDE, LUCIANA B. SANT’ANNA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Ciências
Series:Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652019000500702&lng=en&tlng=en