Journal of Hepatology
Volume 33, Issue 3 , Pages 387-394 , September 2000

Effects of hepatocellular iron imbalance on nitric oxide and reactive oxygen intermediates production in a model of sepsis

  • Martin Jung

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Surgery, University of Ulm, Germany
    • ,
  • Jean-Claude Drapier

      Affiliations

    • Institut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
    • ,
  • Hans Weidenbach

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, University of Ulm, Germany
    • ,
  • Laurent Renia

      Affiliations

    • U445 INSERM, Institut Cochin de Génétique Moléculaire, Paris, France
    • ,
  • Leonor Oliveira

      Affiliations

    • Institut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
    • ,
  • Aiguo Wang

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Surgery, University of Ulm, Germany
    • ,
  • Hans G Beger

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Surgery, University of Ulm, Germany
    • ,
  • Andreas K Nussler

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAndreas K. Nussler, Department of General Surgery, Humboldt University, Campus Virchow, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 Berlin, Germany. Tel: 49 30 450 59198. Fax: 49 30 450 59928.
    • Department of General Surgery, University of Ulm, Germany
    • Department of General Surgery, Humboldt University Berlin, Campus Virchow, Germany

Received 3 July 1998 ,Revised 3 February 2000 ,Accepted 18 February 2000.

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Journal of Hepatology
Volume 33, Issue 3 , Pages 387-394 , September 2000

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