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The influence of portal blood upon lipid metabolism in normal and diabetic dogs and baboons [PDF]
, 1975 It has been reported that hyperlipidemia can be alleviated in human beings with an end to side portacaval shunt. Understanding the mechanism of the effect has important implications, including the possibility of devising other ways of lowering serum ...
Lee, IY +3 more
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Value Analysis of the Costliest Elective Lifesaving Procedures at an Academic Medical Center
Journal of Scientific Innovation in Medicine, 2018 Introduction: When evaluating the cost of a lifesaving operation, one must consider the economic value, which can be defined as the relative cost per additional year of life lived.
Adam M. Reisman +2 more
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Effect on the canine Eck fistula liver of intraportal TGF‐β alone or with hepatic growth factors [PDF]
, 1992 Transforming growth factor‐β canceled the hepatocyte proliferation caused by transforming growth factor‐α when the two substances were mixed and administered through a disconnected central portal vein branch after creation of an Eck fistula. In contrast,
Alessandro Azzarone +28 more
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The effects of portacaval shunt upon hepatic cholesterol synthesis and cyclic AMP in dogs and baboons [PDF]
, 1980 Hepatic cholesterol synthesis, hepatic cyclic AMP, and portal and peripheral insulin and glucagon levels were investigated in nine dogs and three baboons after complete portacaval shunt.
Benichou, J +3 more
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The incidence of portal vein thrombosis at liver transplantation [PDF]
, 1992 The incidence of portal vein thrombosis was examined in 885 patients who received orthotopic liver transplantations for various end‐stage liver diseases between 1989 and 1990. The thrombosis was classified into four grades.
Iwatsuki, S +3 more
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Cell Transplantation, 2001 This study used polymer devices implanted in rats to investigate the effect of prevascularization by basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) on hepatocyte transplantation (HTx). Lewis rats served as both donors and recipients.
Kohei Ogawa M.D. +6 more
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Increased urinary excretion of glycosphingolipids in familial hypercholesterolemia.
Journal of Lipid Research, 1982 The content of glycosphingolipids (GSL) was studied in the urinary sediments (24-hr specimens) from seven normal subjects, a patient with Fabry's disease, and five homozygotes with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH).
S Chatterjee +2 more
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Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience, 2016 Inflammation contributes to cognitive impairment in patients with hepatic encephalopathy (HE). However, the process by which peripheral inflammation results in cognitive impairment remains unclear.
Vicente Felipo
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PLoS ONE, 2015 Hyperimmunoglobulinemia is frequently observed in patients with chronic liver diseases. However, the exact mechanism underlying the high level of antibody formation is not fully understood. In our study, we provide evidence for the functional role of the
Wen Ting Liu +9 more
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Acta Cirúrgica Brasileira, 2011 PURPOSE: To analyze pre-, intra- and immediate postoperative parameters of patients submitted to liver transplantation. METHODS: Eighty-three consecutive orthotopic liver transplants performed from January 2009 to July 2011 were analyzed.
Ana Carolina Lombardi +7 more
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