Editors:
- Interdisciplinary symposium bringing together basic science and clinical applications
- Up-to-date research findings at the highest scientific level
Part of the book series: Falk Symposium (FASS, volume 167)
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About this book
This book contains the proceedings of Falk Symposium 167 entitled ‘Liver under Constant Attack – From Fat to Viruses’, which was held in Mainz, Germany, on 20–21 September 2008. It merges up-to-date viral liver immunology with relevant topics in clinical practice. Sections cover viral hepatitis, immunosuppressive approaches in liver patients, malignant liver diseases, inflammatory liver diseases and complications of liver cirrhosis. Interdisciplinary discussion of new concepts in the treatment of liver diseases makes this book valuable for scientists and clinicians alike.
Keywords
- assessment
- biopsy
- cancer
- diseases
- endoscopy
- hepatitis
- hepatology
- immunology
- liver
- liver disease
- surgery
- therapy
- viral hepatitis
- virology
- virus
Editors and Affiliations
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Centre for Liver Research, University of Newcastle Medical School, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
C. P. Day
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Univ.Klinikum Mainz I. Medizinische Klinik, Mainz, Germany
Peter R. Galle
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Medizinische Klinik I, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg Krankenhaus Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
A. W. Lohse
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National Institute of Health Lab. Experimental Carcinogenesis, Bethesda, USA
Snorri S. Thorgeirsson
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Liver Under Constant Attack - From Fat to Viruses
Editors: C. P. Day, Peter R. Galle, A. W. Lohse, Snorri S. Thorgeirsson
Series Title: Falk Symposium
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2009
Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-481-2758-0Published: 30 June 2009
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 196