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BMJ, 1954 NUMEROUS attempts have been made for over half a century to measure the function of the liver by one or another test; these procedures have been proposed for several purposes. First, in cases in which the diagnosis is entirely obscure, it has been hoped that the presence of liver disease might be ruled in or out.
N. F. Maclagan
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Liver function tests in identifying patients with liver disease
Clinical and Experimental Gastroenterology, 2018 Zohair Ahmed,1 Umair Ahmed,2 Saqib Walayat,2 Jinma Ren,3 Daniel K Martin,4 Harsha Moole,2 Sean Koppe,5 Sherri Yong,6 Sonu Dhillon4 1Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL, USA; 2Department of Internal Medicine,
Ahmed Z +8 more
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British Journal of Surgery, 2023 Background Posthepatectomy liver failure (PHLF) contributes significantly to morbidity and mortality after liver surgery. Standardized assessment of preoperative liver function is crucial to identify patients at risk.
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The Influence of Sex Hormones in Liver Function and Disease
Cells, 2023 The liver performs a multitude of bodily functions, whilst retaining the ability to regenerate damaged tissue. In this review, we discuss sex steroid biology, regulation of mammalian liver physiology and the development of new model systems to improve ...
Alvile Kasarinaite +3 more
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Liver function recovery of COVID-19 patients after discharge, a follow-up study
International Journal of Medical Sciences, 2021 Objective: The aim of this study was to observe the liver function recovery of COVID-19 patients after discharge. Patients and Methods: A total of 253 discharged COVID-19 patients in Shenzhen city, China were selected.
Yawen An +11 more
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Ultrasound imaging findings in primary biliary cholangitis
BMC Gastroenterology, 2023 Background Our study aimed to analyze the characteristics of ultrasound images corresponding to each histological stage of primary biliary cholangitis (PBC).
Yuan Zhang +8 more
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“Liver function tests” are not always tests of liver function [PDF]
American Journal of Hematology, 2000 A child with Wilm's tumor and a child with immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) were each noted to have persistent elevations of aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH). Both children underwent thorough evaluation for liver disease and, as a result, experienced delays in treatment of the Wilm's
David N. Korones +3 more
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Cell Death and Disease, 2023 Transglutaminase 2 (TG2) is a multifunctional protein that promotes or suppresses tumorigenesis, depending on intracellular location and conformational structure.
Xian-Yang Qin +23 more
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Frontiers in Nutrition, 2022 BackgroundType 2 diabetes, one of the most common noncommunicable diseases, is a metabolic disorder that results in failed homeostatic control in several body systems, including hepatic function.
Yousef Al-Najjar +3 more
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Diagnostics, 2021 MR relaxometry increasingly contributes to liver imaging. Studies on native relaxation times mainly describe relation to the presence of fibrosis. The hypothesis was that relaxation times are also influenced by other inherent factors, including changes ...
Ute Lina Fahlenkamp +7 more
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