The dihydroxy bile acid, ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA), is increasingly used for the treatment of chronic cholestatic liver diseases. First reports of a beneficial effect on serum liver tests in cholestatic disorders were published in the 1980s in the Western literature, 1-3 but similar observations h
Mechanisms of action and therapeutic applications of biologicals in cancer and immune deficiency disorders
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1987
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 47 KB
- Volume
- 9
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0192-0561
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