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Increased production of vascular endothelial growth factor in peritoneal macrophages of cirrhotic patients with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis

Pilar Cejudo-Martín¹,
Josefa Ros¹,
Miguel Navasa²,
Javier Fernández²,
Guillermo Fernádez-Varo¹,
Luis Ruiz-del-Arbol³,
Francisca Rivera¹,
Vicente Arroyo²,
Juan Rodés²,
Wladimiro Jiménez Ph.D.^1,*

Article first published online: 30 DEC 2003

DOI: 10.1053/jhep.2001.27093

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Hepatology

Volume 34, Issue 3, pages 487–493, September 2001

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Cejudo-Martín, P., Ros, J., Navasa, M., Fernández, J., Fernádez-Varo, G., Ruiz-del-Arbol, L., Rivera, F., Arroyo, V., Rodés, J. and Jiménez, W. (2001), Increased production of vascular endothelial growth factor in peritoneal macrophages of cirrhotic patients with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis. Hepatology, 34: 487–493. doi: 10.1053/jhep.2001.27093

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Hormonal Laboratory Hospital Clínic Universitari and Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS) and Instituto Reina Sofia de Investigaciones Nefrológicas (IRSIN), University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
²
Liver Unit-Institut de Malalties Digestives, Hospital Clínic Universitari and Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS) and Instituto Reina Sofia de Investigaciones Nefrológicas (IRSIN), University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
³
Gastroenterology Unit, Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain.

Email: Wladimiro Jiménez Ph.D. (wjimenez@medicina.ub.es)

^*Laboratorio Hormonal, Hospital Clínic Universitari, Villarroel 170, Barcelona 08036, Spain

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Issue published online: 30 DEC 2003
Article first published online: 30 DEC 2003
Manuscript Accepted: 20 JUN 2001
Manuscript Received: 13 MAR 2001

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Dirección General de Investigación Cientófica y Técnica. Grant Number: SAF99-0016, to W.J.
Fondo de Investigación Sanitaria to J.R. and V.A., respectively. Grant Numbers: FIS 00/0398, FIS 00/0616
IDIBAPS
DGICYT. Grant Number: SAF99-0016
Hospital Clínic.

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