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Methotrexate therapy and liver fibrosis: are human prolyl hydroxylase and type IV collagen reliable and sensitive markers?

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  1. Laboratorio Analisi, Istituto per l’Infanzia, Via dell’ Istria 65/1, I-34100, Trieste, Italy

    G. Tamaro, G. M. Danek, M. A. Mangiarotti, P. Tamaro & G. A. Zanazzo

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Tamaro, G., Danek, G.M., Mangiarotti, M.A. et al. Methotrexate therapy and liver fibrosis: are human prolyl hydroxylase and type IV collagen reliable and sensitive markers?. Int J Clin Lab Res 25, 55 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02592579

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