Gender-related variations in iron metabolism and liver diseases

World Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 2, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 302-310

  Harrison Findik, Duygu D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Hemochromatosis; Hepatitis C; Hepcidin; Non alcoholic steatohepatitis

Indexed keywords

EID: 79954597361     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19485182     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4254/wjh.v2.i8.302     Document Type: Article

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