Journal of Hepatology
Volume 47, Issue 2 , Pages 228-238, August 2007

Kupffer cell activation in normal and fibrotic livers increases portal pressure via thromboxane A2☆

  • Christian J. Steib

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine II, Klinikum Großhadern, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Marchioninistraße 15, 81366 Munich, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +49 89 7095 3176; fax: +49 89 7095 2392.
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  • Alexander L. Gerbes

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine II, Klinikum Großhadern, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Marchioninistraße 15, 81366 Munich, Germany
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  • Markus Bystron

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine II, Klinikum Großhadern, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Marchioninistraße 15, 81366 Munich, Germany
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  • Mark op den Winkel

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine II, Klinikum Großhadern, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Marchioninistraße 15, 81366 Munich, Germany
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  • Josef Härtl

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine II, Klinikum Großhadern, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Marchioninistraße 15, 81366 Munich, Germany
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  • Frigga Roggel

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Pathology, University of Munich-Grosshadern, Munich, Germany
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  • Thomas Prüfer

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospital Tuebingen, Germany
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  • Burkhard Göke

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine II, Klinikum Großhadern, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Marchioninistraße 15, 81366 Munich, Germany
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  • Manfred Bilzer

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine II, Klinikum Großhadern, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Marchioninistraße 15, 81366 Munich, Germany

Received 3 August 2006; received in revised form 7 March 2007; accepted 10 March 2007. published online 09 April 2007.

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☆ The authors who have taken part in this study declared that they do not have a relationship with the manufacturers of the drugs involved either in the past or present and did not receive funding from the manufacturers to carry out their research. They did not receive funding from any source to carry out this study.

PII: S0168-8278(07)00192-4

doi:10.1016/j.jhep.2007.03.019

Journal of Hepatology
Volume 47, Issue 2 , Pages 228-238, August 2007

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