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 Potential of Strontium in Bone
β Scribed by P.J. Marie; P. Ammann; G. Boivin; C. Rey
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 804 KB
- Volume
- 69
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1432-0827
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