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Role of endothelial nitric oxide synthase in the development of portal hypertension in the carbon tetrachloride-induced liver fibrosis model.
American journal of physiology. Gastrointestinal and liver physiology - 1 Oct 2009
Theodorakis Nicholas G, Wang Yining N, Wu Jian-Ming, Maluccio Mary A, Sitzmann James V, Skill Nicholas J
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Portal hypertension (PHT) is a complication of liver cirrhosis and directly increases mortality and morbidity by increasing the propensity of venous hemorrhage. There are two main underlying causations for PHT, increased hepatic resistance and systemic hyperdynamic circulation. Both are related t...
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