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Contractile response of femoral arteries in pigs with acute liver failure

L. M. Ytrebø Depts. of Digestive Surgery and Clinical Pharmacology, University Hospital Northern Norway, Tromsø, NorwayCorrespondencelarsmy@­fagmed.uit.no
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S. Ekse Liver Failure Group, Institute of Hepatology, University College London, London, UK
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S. Sen Dept. of Cellular Neuroscience, Max‐Delbrück Centre for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany
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C. Rose Depts. of Digestive Surgery and Clinical Pharmacology, University Hospital Northern Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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G. I. Nedredal Liver Failure Group, Institute of Hepatology, University College London, London, UK
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O.‐M. Fuskevåg Dept. of Cellular Neuroscience, Max‐Delbrück Centre for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany
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R. Jalan Depts. of Digestive Surgery and Clinical Pharmacology, University Hospital Northern Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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A. Revhaug Liver Failure Group, Institute of Hepatology, University College London, London, UK
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Pages 1000-1004 | Received 12 Jan 2004, Accepted 27 Apr 2004, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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