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Original Article

Hepatocyte Growth Factor mRNA in Human Liver Cirrhosis as Evidenced by in situ Hybridization

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Pages 921-927 | Received 19 Dec 1995, Accepted 18 Mar 1996, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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