Clinical Imaging
Volume 33, Issue 6 , Pages 454-461 , November 2009

The treatment of liver fibrosis induced by hepatocyte growth factor-directed, ultrasound-targeted microbubble destruction in rats

Received 5 April 2009 ,Accepted 25 April 2009.

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☆ This study supported by The program of National Natural Sciences Foundation of China (No. 30770566) and (No. 30770565).

PII: S0899-7071(09)00169-7

doi: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2009.07.001

Clinical Imaging
Volume 33, Issue 6 , Pages 454-461 , November 2009

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