Protection of estrogen in portal hypertension gastropathy: an experimental model

CONTEXT: Portal hypertension is a complication secondary to cirrhosis that is characterized by increased blood flow and/or vascular resistance in the portal system, causing the appearance of a hyperdynamic collateral circulation. Partial portal vein ligation is an experimental model used in rats to...

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Main Authors: Maria Isabel Morgan-Martins, Simone Iahnig Jacques, Renata Minuzzo Hartmann, Camila Moraes Marques, Cláudio Augusto Marroni, Norma Possa Marroni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos e Pesquisas de Gastroenterologia (IBEPEGE) 2011-09-01
Series:Arquivos de Gastroenterologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-28032011000300011&lng=en&tlng=en