Food-borne trematodes include liver, lung and intestinal flukes. One-fifth of the world's population is at risk from these infections, which are endemic in at least 100 countries, half of which are among the poorest in the world.
Key features include: A full range of new illustrations, including clinical photographs and scans, that clearly demonstrate signs and symptoms Sections on anatomy, physiology, pharmacology and epidemiology written to enhance understanding ...
Preceded by: Clinical clerkship in inpatient medicine / Sanjay Saint. 3rd ed. c2010.
placental alkaline phosphatase (PLAP) 233 plastic surgery 47 pleomorphic rhabdomyosarcoma 227 pleural effusions 258–9 causes 262 Plummer–Vinson syndrome 104 polymyositis 251 polyploid, definition 9 positron emission tomography (PET) ...
The new edition of the best-selling Lecture Notes title is a concise introduction to clinical biochemistry that presents the fundamental science underpinning common biochemical investigations used in clinical practice.
Drug-Induced Liver Injury, Volume 85, the newest volume in the Advances in Pharmacology series, presents a variety of chapters from the best authors in the field.
Note Skeletal muscle is not a target tissue for glucagon. The primary target for glucagon action is the liver hepatocyte, where its action is mediated by an increase in the concentration of cAMP. The cAMP activates protein kinase A, ...
Note: Skeletal muscle is not a target tissue for glucagon. Actions of Glucagon on the Liver There are several specific actions of glucagon on the liver: Increases liver glycogenolysis –Glucagon activates glycogen phosphorylase, ...
Written by the most prominent authors in the field, this book will be of use to basic and clinical scientists and clinicians working in the biological sciences, especially those dedicated to the study and treatment of liver pathologies.
Throughout the text, practice questions, prescribing guidelines, and self-assessment tests clarify and reinforce the principles that inform appropriate clinical decision-making.