02065nam a2200361 a 4500 ebr10680846 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 090424s2009 nyuad sb 001 0 eng d 2009017371 9781607416920 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9781617284199 (e-book) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)841168961 RC846 .S535 2009eb 616.3/62 22 Shimizu, Ichiro, 1958- Female hepatology [electronic resource] : favorable role of female factors in chronic liver disease / Ichiro Shimizu. Hauppauge, N.Y. : Nova Science Publishers, c2009. ix, 233 p. : ill. Hepatology research and clinical developments series 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. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Liver Diseases Sex factors. Women Diseases. Chronic diseases Sex factors. Electronic books. local ebrary, Inc. Hepatology research and clinical developments series. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10680846 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 60252 60252