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Review
. 2007 Jul;56(7):903-4.
doi: 10.1136/gut.2006.115972.

Complex roles of cyclo-oxygenase 2 in hepatitis

Andrew P Holt  1 , David H Adams
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Review

Complex roles of cyclo-oxygenase 2 in hepatitis

Andrew P Holt et al. Gut. 2007 Jul.

Abstract

There is currently insufficient evidence to support the use of COX‐2 inhibitors in treating chronic hepatitis or in preventing liver fibrosis

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