CAN:s bibliotek

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*020  $a0-415-27582-2$x0-415-27582-2
*24510$aEthanol and the liver :$bmechanisms and management
*260  $aLondon :$bTaylor & Francis,$c2002$y2002
*300  $a689 :$bill.
*520  $aSpecific lesions. Alcoholic fatty liver. Alcoholic hepatitis. Fibrosis in alcoholic cirrhosis. Direct and indirect consequences of alcohol metabolism. Genetics of ethanol metabolism and alcoholic liver disease. Acetaldehyde adducts: role in ethanol-induced liver disease. Mechanisms of damage. Free radicals and alcohol-induced liver injury. Ethanol and the hepatic microcirculation. Cytokines and alcohol liver disease. Adhesion molecules and chemokines in alcoholic liver disease. Role of endotoxin and Kupffer cells as triggers of hypoxia-reoxygenation in alcoholic liver injury. Einjury. Ethanol and protein turnover. Insulin-like growth factors: clinical and experimental. Cellular mechanisms of liver regeneration and the effect of alcohol. Alcohol and hepatocellular carcinoma. Animal models of ethanol-induced liver damage. Epidemiology and diagnosis. Epidemiology and comparative incidence of alcohol-induced liver disease. Serum diagnosis of alcoholic liver disease and markers of ethanol intake. Extrahepatic effects. Extrahepatic effects of alcohol: an overview. Endocrine system. Cardiomyopathy and skeletal muscle myopathy. Cerebral consequences of alcoholic liver disease. Management. General management of alcoholic liver disease. The role of the psychiatrist in the treatment of alcoholic liver disease. Pharmacological treatment for alcoholic hepatitis and cirrhosis: present practice and future strategies. Nutritional support in alcoholic liver disease: practical management and future strategies. Alcohol and viral hepatitis: interactions and management. Liver trtion in alcoholic liver disease. (From the table of contents)
*650 4$aFatty liver, alcoholic
*650 4$aHepatitis, alcoholic
*650 4$aLiver cirrhosis, alcoholic
*650 4$aEthanol
*650 4$aMetabolism
*650 4$aEpidemiology
*650 4$aDiagnosis
*653  $aAlkohol
*653  $aLevercirrhos
*653  $aLeverskador
*653  $aAlkoholskador
*7001 $aSherman, David I.N.$eed.
*7001 $aPreedy, Victor R.$eed.
*7001 $aWatson, Ronald Ross$eed.
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