Bile acid composition in fasting duodenal bile was assessed at entry and at 2 years in patients with primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) enrolled in a randomized, doubleblind, placebo-controlled trial of ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) (10-12 mg/kg/d) taken as a single bedtime dose. Specimens were analyzed
Blood and bile composition in experimental biliary cirrhosis
โ Scribed by Griffiths, D. B. ;Rees, K. R. ;Sinha, K. P.
- Publisher
- Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
- Year
- 1961
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 419 KB
- Volume
- 82
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0368-3494
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