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Ultrastructural Alterations of Primary Human Liver Sinusoidal Cells in Patients Treated for Peritonitis

Hardi Lührs Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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Bertram Illert Department of Surgery, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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Wolfgang Timmermann Department of Surgery, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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Heinrich Volk Karlstadt, Germany
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Wolfgang Scheppach Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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Thomas Menzel Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
Pages 209-218 | Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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