Aging and the liver: An update

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 1998, Pages

  Schmucker, Douglas L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; SCATTER FACTOR;

AGING; ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DRUG CLEARANCE; GALLSTONE; HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM; HUMAN; LIVER BLOOD FLOW; LIVER CELL; LIVER CLEARANCE; LIVER FUNCTION; LIVER METABOLISM; LIVER REGENERATION; LIVER RESECTION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVER WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032420360     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/53a.5.b315     Document Type: Article

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