Inflammatory response following abdominal surgery and its modulation by recombinant human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (rhG-CSF, filgrastim)

Abstract The effects of perioperative filgrastim (rhG-CSF) and surgery per se on the postoperative acute phase reaction were studied by assessing leukocyte functions, cytokine levels and tenascin-C (Tn-C) and procollagen propeptide (PINP, PIIINP) concentrations in different body fluid compartments...

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Main Author: Wiik, H. (Heikki)
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: University of Oulu 2002
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Online Access:http://urn.fi/urn:isbn:9514268474
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