Clinical Research
Copyright ©2005 Baishideng Publishing Group Inc.
World J Gastroenterol. Feb 28, 2005; 11(8): 1167-1171
Published online Feb 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i8.1167
Figure 2
Figure 2 VEGF (A), VEGF/PLT (B), and VEGFR1 (C) levels in patients with biliary disease and healthy volunteers. The mean value of each group is presented as a bold line. VEGF/PLT: the calculated parameter by dividing the serum VEGF values (pg/mL) by the platelet counts (×106/mL); Cholangitis: patients with acute cholangitis or cholecystitis; Cancer: patients with biliary neoplasms; PBC/PSC: patients with primary biliary cirrhosis or primary sclerosing cholangitis; normal: healthy volunteers.