Marc Mejias is a recipient of a Fellowship from the Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovacion.
Liver Failure/Cirrhosis/Portal Hypertension
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Beneficial effects of sorafenib on splanchnic, intrahepatic, and portocollateral circulations in portal hypertensive and cirrhotic rats†
Article first published online: 25 NOV 2008
DOI: 10.1002/hep.22758
Copyright © 2008 American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
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Mejias, M., Garcia-Pras, E., Tiani, C., Miquel, R., Bosch, J. and Fernandez, M. (2009), Beneficial effects of sorafenib on splanchnic, intrahepatic, and portocollateral circulations in portal hypertensive and cirrhotic rats. Hepatology, 49: 1245–1256. doi: 10.1002/hep.22758
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Publication History
- Issue published online: 27 MAR 2009
- Article first published online: 25 NOV 2008
- Accepted manuscript online: 25 NOV 2008 12:00AM EST
- Manuscript Accepted: 19 NOV 2008
- Manuscript Received: 2 JUL 2008
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- Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovacion, Spain. Grant Number: SAF2005-05825
- La Fundacíó Marato de TV3
- CiBEREHD is funded by the Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovacion
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