Hepatotrophic factors reduce hepatic fibrosis in rats Fatores hepatotróficos reduzem a fibrose hepática em ratos

CONTEXT: Hepatic fibrosis occurs in response to several aggressive agents and is a predisposing factor in cirrhosis. Hepatotrophic factors were shown to stimulate liver growth and to restore the histological architecture of the liver. They also cause an improvement in liver function and accelerate t...

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Main Authors: Bruno Cogliati, Hélder de Moraes Pereira, Maria Lúcia Zaidan Dagli, Osório Miguel Parra, José Roberto Machado Cunha da Silva, Francisco Javier Hernandez-Blazquez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos e Pesquisas de Gastroenterologia (IBEPEGE) 2010-03-01
Series:Arquivos de Gastroenterologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-28032010000100014