The metabolism of transferrin was studied using purified '\*'I-labeled transferrin in 11 alcoholic patients; six with fatty liver and five with cirrhosis. Six healthy subjects whose alcohol intake was les than 40 gm daily were studied as a control group. There were no significant differences in the
Transferrin and the alcoholic liver
โ Scribed by Philip Aisen
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1985
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 277 KB
- Volume
- 5
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0270-9139
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