Liver Cirrhosis Research
Nova Science Publishers Inc (Verlag)
978-1-59454-155-1 (ISBN)
The liver is a large organ that sits in the right upper abdomen, just under the right lung. It is one of the body's most "intelligent" organs in that it performs so many different functions at the same time. The liver makes proteins, eliminates waste material from the body, produces cholesterol, stores and releases glucose energy and metabolises many drugs used in medicine. It also produces bile that flows through bile ducts into the intestine where it helps to digest food. This organ also has the ability to regenerate itself if it is injured or partially removed. Cirrhosis is scarring of the liver that involves the formation of fibrous (scar) tissue associated with the destruction of the normal architecture of the organ. Many types of chronic injury to the liver can result in scar tissue. This scarring distorts the normal structure and re-growth of liver cells. The flow of blood through the liver from the intestine is blocked and the work done by the liver, such as processing drugs or producing proteins, is hindered. Until recently, the most common cause of cirrhosis of the liver in the United States was attributed to alcohol abuse. Because of the rapid increase of hepatitis C virus infection, hepatitis C has now taken over first place (26%), with alcohol abuse falling to second place, but only slightly behind at 21%. This outstanding book elucidates new and important research results from throughout the world.
Preface; Diabetes Mellitus and Liver Cirrhosis; Heart-Liver Interrelations: Cardiac Involvement in Liver Cirrhosis and Cardiovascular Congestive Hepatopathy; Primary Biliary Cirrhosis: Approach through RCAS1 Antigen and Macrophages; Pathologic Visual Evoked Potential (VEP) as an Early Predictor of Hepatic Encephalopathy; Lipid Parameters and Carnitine in Childhood Cirrhosis; Gene Polymorphisms in Primary Biliary Cirrhosis: Association with the Disease and Hepatic Osteopathy; Modulation of Cell Death, Signal Transduction and Cell Response by Oxidative Stress in the Progression of Chronic Liver Disease; Texture Analysis of Cirrhotic Liver; Role of Ultrasound in Hepatic Cirrhosis: Diagnosis and Treatment; Human Albumin Administration in Decompensated Liver Cirrhosis; Prescribing Patterns in Liver Cirrhosis; Index.
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 18.12.2007 |
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Zusatzinfo | Illustrations |
Verlagsort | New York |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 260 x 180 mm |
Gewicht | 746 g |
Themenwelt | Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Innere Medizin ► Hepatologie |
ISBN-10 | 1-59454-155-8 / 1594541558 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-59454-155-1 / 9781594541551 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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