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Portal hypertensive cardiovascular pathology: the rescue of ancestral survival mechanisms?
Clinics and research in hepatology and gastroenterology - 1 Feb 2012
Aller Maria-Angeles, Heras Natalia, Blanco-Rivero Javier, Arias Jose-Ignacio, Lahera Vicente, Balfagón Gloria, Arias Jaime
Abstract excerpt
The portal system derives from the vitelline system, which is an extra-embryonic venous system. It could be suggested that this extraembryonic origin determines some of the characteristics attributed to portal hypertension, both compensated, i.e. prehepatic, and decompensated, i.e. fibrotic or cirrhotic. The experimental models most frequently used for studying both types of portal hypertension are portal vein...
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