Female hepatology [electronic resource] : favorable role of female factors in chronic liver disease / Ichiro Shimizu.
Series: Hepatology research and clinical developments seriesPublication details: Hauppauge, N.Y. : Nova Science Publishers, c2009.Description: ix, 233 p. : illSubject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:- 616.3/62 22
- RC846 .S535 2009eb
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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.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
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