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Serum concentrations of insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) in patients with liver cirrhosis.

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2003

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Timoleon‐Achilleas Vyzantiadis, Stamatia Theodoridou, P. Harsoulis, Nikolaos Evgenidis, A Vyzantiadis
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Abstract

Insulin-like growth factor-I synthesis is disturbed in liver cirrhosis and reflects the severity of the clinical stage. It represents a good marker of hepatic function. The etiology of cirrhosis does not seem to influence its levels.