Female hepatology: favorable role of female factors in chronic liver disease
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Main Author: Shimizu, Ichiro (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York Nova Biomedical Books c2009
Series:Hepatology research and clinical developments series
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Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Liver cancer is predominant in men and postmenopausal women -- Chronic hepatitis C and B progress more slowly in females than males -- Hepatic fibrosis and oxidative stress -- Female sex hormones in hepatic fibrosis -- Ms, you can never become an 'iron lady' -- Immune response is affected by estrogens, progesterone and testosterone -- Females and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease -- 'Female paradox' in alcoholic liver disease -- Autoimmune liver diseases in females -- Are estrogens useful as a therapeutic drug for chronic liver disease? -- Sex and gender specific medicine in chronic liver disease
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (ix, 233 p.)
ISBN:161728419X
9781617284199

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