The feasibility of measuring caffeine clearance from saliva (SC1) was asseseed in ambulatory patients with liver disease and in a control group, and the results were compared with quantitative liver function tests. For this purpose, the subjects were given 280 mg caffeine p.0. in decaffeinated coffe
Caffeine elimination: A test of liver function
β Scribed by Wang, T. ;Kleber, G. ;Stellaard, F. ;Paumgartner, G.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1985
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 383 KB
- Volume
- 63
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1432-1440
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