IGF-I and IGFBP-3 serum levels in patients hospitalized for complications of liver cirrhosis
Background. IGF-I and IGFBP-3 are part of IGF system and, due to their predominantly hepatic synthesis, they seem to correlate with hepatic dysfunction intensity. Aims. To investigate the significance of IGF-I and IGFBP-3 in patients with decompensated liver disease.Material and methods. Cross-secti...
Main Authors: | Marcelo Fernando Ronsoni, Cesar Lazzarotto, Leonardo Fayad, Mariana Costa Silva, Christiane Lourenço Nogueira, Maria Luiza Bazzo, Janaína Luz Narciso-Schiavon, Esther Buzaglo Dantas-Corrêa, Leonardo de Lucca Schiavon |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2013-05-01
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Series: | Annals of Hepatology |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1665268119310099 |
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