منابع مشابه
Injection studies of the splenic vasculature in portal hypertension.
EDITORIAL SYNOPSIS Increased blood flow through muscle and skin is known to occur in hepatic cirrhosis. Splenic artery and vein injection studies have shown that the increased size of the spleen found in portal hypertension is accompanied by vascular changes suggesting increased blood flow. These changes consist of an increase in the number of venous and arterial channels as compared with the n...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1961
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.1.5230.928