Effects of pentoxifylline on the hepatic content of TGF-beta1 and collagen in Schistosomiasis japonica mice with liver fibrosis.

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Published in World J Gastroenterol on January 01, 2003

Authors

Li-Juan Xiong1, Jian-Fang Zhu, Duan-De Luo, Lin-Lan Zen, Shu-Qing Cai

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Infectious Diseases, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, Hubei Province, China. kljxiong@public.wh.hb.cn

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