02422nam 2200577 a 450 991046005540332120200520144314.01-61728-419-X(CKB)2670000000041880(EBL)3020708(SSID)ssj0000417629(PQKBManifestationID)12111829(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000417629(PQKBWorkID)10368114(PQKB)11724039(MiAaPQ)EBC3020708(Au-PeEL)EBL3020708(CaPaEBR)ebr10680846(OCoLC)841168961(EXLCZ)99267000000004188020090424d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrFemale hepatology[electronic resource] favorable role of female factors in chronic liver disease /Ichiro ShimizuHauppauge, N.Y. Nova Science Publishersc20091 online resource (245 p.)Hepatology research and clinical developments seriesDescription based upon print version of record.1-60741-692-1 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.Hepatology research and clinical developments series.LiverDiseasesSex factorsWomenDiseasesChronic diseasesSex factorsElectronic books.LiverDiseasesSex factors.WomenDiseases.Chronic diseasesSex factors.616.3/62Shimizu Ichiro1958-869504MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910460055403321Female hepatology1941325UNINA