Effect of taurine on the fatty liver of children with simple obesity

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Volumn 403, Issue , 1996, Pages 607-613

  Obinata, Kaoru ^a   Maruyama, Takeshi ^a   Hayashi, Motohiko ^a   Watanabe, Toyohiko ^a   Nittono, Hiroshi ^a  

^a JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TAURINE;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSE RESPONSE; FATTY LIVER; HEPATITIS; HUMAN; LIVER FIBROSIS; OBESITY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029972267     PISSN: 00652598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4899-0182-8_67     Document Type: Conference Paper

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