Use of ursodeoxycholic acid in patients with hypertransaminasemia
Ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) is a hydrophilic bile acid deriving from 7<em>β</em> epimerization of primary bile compound chenodeoxycholic acid. It may have antioxidant, immunomodulatory, antifibrotic and cytoprotective effects, therefore it has been extensively used in the treatment of ch...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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PAGEPress Publications
2014-09-01
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| Series: | Italian Journal of Medicine |
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| Online Access: | http://www.italjmed.org/index.php/ijm/article/view/426 |