Leptin in hepatic fibrosis: evidence for increased collagen production in stellate cells and lean littermates of ob/ob mice.

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Published in Hepatology on April 01, 2002

Authors

Neeraj K Saxena1, Kazuo Ikeda, Don C Rockey, Scott L Friedman, Frank A Anania

Author Affiliations

1: Hepatology Section, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201-1595, USA.

Associated clinical trials:

Fish Oil and Diet for the Treatment of Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) | NCT00845845

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