New pathophysiological concepts underlying pathogenesis of pigment gallstones

Clinics and Research in Hepatology and Gastroenterology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 122-129

  Vítek, Libor ^a   Carey, Martin C ^b  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; BETA GLUCURONIDASE; BILE SALT; BILIRUBIN; CALCIUM PHOSPHATE; CARBONIC ACID; CHOLESTEROL; GLUCURONOSYLTRANSFERASE 1A1; GLYCOPROTEIN; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; POLYMER; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SATURATED FATTY ACID; STEROL;

BACTERIAL INFECTION; BILE; DIET; EPITHELIUM CELL; ERYTHROPOIESIS; GALLBLADDER MUCOSA; GALLSTONE; GALLSTONE FORMATION; HEMOLYSIS; HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM; HUMAN; HYDROLYSIS; HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA; INTESTINE FLORA; OXIDATION; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; POLYMERIZATION; SHORT SURVEY;

BILE PIGMENTS; GALLSTONES; HUMANS;

EID: 84858622255     PISSN: 22107401     EISSN: 2210741X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinre.2011.08.010     Document Type: Short Survey

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