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- URN to cite this document:
- urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-447911
- DOI to cite this document:
- 10.5283/epub.44791
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Abstract
The acute-phase protein pentraxin-3 (PTX3) is a component of the innate immune system. Inflammation and tissue injury increased PTX3 in the injured liver, and accordingly, circulating PTX3 was induced in patients with chronic liver diseases. In the present study, PTX3 protein was determined in systemic, hepatic, and portal vein plasma of patients with liver cirrhosis to assess a possible ...
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