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Record Nr.

UNINA9910957172703321

Autore

Shimizu Ichiro <1958->

Titolo

Preventive female sex factors against the development of chronic liver disease / / edited by Ichiro Shimizu

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[United Arab Emirates], : Bentham Books, [2012]

ISBN

9781608052936

1608052931

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (126 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

ShimizuIchirō

Disciplina

616

Soggetti

Liver - Diseases - Sex factors

Liver - Diseases - Prevention

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

01 Title.pdf; 02 Title page; 03 REVISED eBooks End User License Agreement-Website; 04 Contents; 05 Foreword; 06 Preface; 07 List of contributors; 08 Chapter1-Shimizu-revised; 09 Chapter2-Poovorawan-revised; 10 Chapter3-Shimizu-revised; 11 Chapter4-Puoti-revised; 12 Chapter5-Katakura; 13 Chapter6-Nakagawa-revised; 14 Chapter7-Asaki; 15 Chapter8-Ueno; 16 Chapter9-Fukita; 17 Chapter10-Nagoshi-revised; 18 Index

Sommario/riassunto

Liver cancer, cirrhosis and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease are observed predominately in men. Being male or female is believed to be an important human variable that affects health and liver disease throughout the life span. However, few works have been published on the biological mechanisms underlying gender specific differences in liver disease. Several mechanisms underlying sex-associated differences of progression of liver disease are demonstrated in this e-book based on biological factors as estrogen and hepatic iron stores. Readers will gain a better understanding of the pathogenesis o