Angiopoietin 1 and angiopoietin 2 are associated with medial thickening of hepatic arterial branches in biliary atresia
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Medial thickening of hepatic artery branches in biliary atresia. A morphometric study.
BACKGROUND/PURPOSE Medial layer hypertrophy of hepatic arterial branches may be associated with biliary atresia (BA) pathogenesis. This study aimed at evaluating medial layer thickness in hepatic arterial branches at portoenterostomy and liver transplantation. METHODS The authors evaluated 1274 arterial branches both in BA cases and in control subjects involving a total of 1108 arterioles and...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Research
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0031-3998,1530-0447
DOI: 10.1038/pr.2013.177