Portal hypertension and cirrhosis : the role of inflammation and nitric oxide
Patients with cirrhosis characteristically develop haemodynamic changes which include increased cardiac output, decreased systemic vascular resistance and paradoxically, increased portal pressure. Studies to date largely in animal models, have suggested that a decrease in hepatic nitric oxide may be...
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University College London (University of London)
2007
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.498739 |