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Autore |
Shimizu Ichiro <1958-> |
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Titolo |
Female hepatology [[electronic resource] ] : favorable role of female factors in chronic liver disease / / Ichiro Shimizu |
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Hauppauge, N.Y., : Nova Science Publishers, c2009 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (245 p.) |
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Collana |
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Hepatology research and clinical developments series |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Liver - Diseases - Sex factors |
Women - Diseases |
Chronic diseases - Sex factors |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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. |
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