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Insulin-like growth factor-I reverts testicular atrophy in rats with advanced cirrhosis

  1. Inma Castilla-Cortazar M.D., Ph.D.1,5,*,
  2. Maria Garcia1,5,
  3. Jorge Quiroga4,
  4. Nieves Diez1,
  5. Fernando Diez-Caballero1,2,
  6. Alfonso Calvo3,
  7. Matias Diaz1,
  8. Jesus Prieto4

Article first published online: 30 DEC 2003

DOI: 10.1002/hep.510310308

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Hepatology

Hepatology

Volume 31, Issue 3, pages 592–600, March 2000

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Castilla-Cortazar, I., Garcia, M., Quiroga, J., Diez, N., Diez-Caballero, F., Calvo, A., Diaz, M. and Prieto, J. (2000), Insulin-like growth factor-I reverts testicular atrophy in rats with advanced cirrhosis. Hepatology, 31: 592–600. doi: 10.1002/hep.510310308

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  1. 1

    Physiology, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain

  2. 2

    Urology, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain

  3. 3

    Histology, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain

  4. 4

    Internal Medicine, Liver Unit, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain

  5. 5

    Department of Human Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Málaga, Málaga, Spain

*Department of Human Physiology, School of Medicine, The University of Málaga, Campus Teatinos, 29080 Málaga, Spain.fax: 34-52131650; or J. Quiroga, Department of Internal Medicine, Clínica Universitaria, Avda, Pio XII, 31080 Pamplona, Spain. Fax: 34-48-296785.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 30 DEC 2003
  2. Article first published online: 30 DEC 2003
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 17 DEC 1999
  4. Manuscript Received: 29 SEP 1999

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  • Program I+D, “Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia” of Government of Spain. Grant Number: SAF 99/0072

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