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Comparative Hepatitis

English · Hardback

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Acute and chronic hepatitis and hepatitis-related diseases such as liver failure, liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma are among the most important causes for disabilities and death. Hepatocellular injury is due to a variety of agents including viruses, toxins, radiation, injury and drugs but also bacteria, parasites and autoimmune reactions.
This volume reviews today's knowledge about hepatitis with emphasis on comparative aspects between hepatitis in humans and animals, but also between different etiological agents. This particular viewpoint makes the book relevant for scientists from both human and veterinary medicine, gastroenterologists, pathologists, virologists and students of human and veterinary medicine.

List of contents

Hepatitis in the clinics - Treatment options.- Differential diagnosis of human hepatitis.- Comparative pathology.- Hepatitis B virus: Lessons learned from the virus life cycle.- Chronic hepatitis C: Portrait of a silent epidemic and the etiologic agent.- Hepatitis A infection.- Hepatitis E infection.- Bacterial infections of the liver.- Comparative hepatitis: Diseases caused by adult parasites or their distinct life cycle stages.- Autoimmune hepatitis in humans.- Hepatitis in dogs.- Hepatitis in horses.- The woodchuck model of hepadnavirus infection.- Hepadnaviruses have a narrow host range - do they?.- The liver as immune escape site for pathogens.- Drug candidates for the treatment of viral hepatitis.

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Acute and chronic hepatitis and hepatitis-related diseases such as liver failure, liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma are among the most important causes for disabilities and death. Hepatocellular injury is due to a variety of agents including viruses, toxins, radiation, injury and drugs but also bacteria, parasites and autoimmune reactions.
This volume reviews today’s knowledge about hepatitis with emphasis on comparative aspects between hepatitis in humans and animals, but also between different etiological agents. This particular viewpoint makes the book relevant for scientists from both human and veterinary medicine, gastroenterologists, pathologists, virologists and students of human and veterinary medicine.

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“The present volume reviews the most advanced knowledge about hepatitis by comparing this disease in humans and animals and describes the differences between the various etiologic agents. … Overall, this cross disciplinary monograph provides extraordinary up to date information on the latest developments in hepatitis research and covers basic biology and biochemistry of pathogens as well as medical aspects and implications relevant for the general public health. No doubt, the book is an excellent resource for both fundamental research scientist and clinicians.” (Norica Nichita, Romanian Journal of Biochemistry, Vol. 47 (1), 2010)

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From the reviews: "The present volume reviews the most advanced knowledge about hepatitis by comparing this disease in humans and animals and describes the differences between the various etiologic agents. ... Overall, this cross disciplinary monograph provides extraordinary up to date information on the latest developments in hepatitis research and covers basic biology and biochemistry of pathogens as well as medical aspects and implications relevant for the general public health. No doubt, the book is an excellent resource for both fundamental research scientist and clinicians." (Norica Nichita, Romanian Journal of Biochemistry, Vol. 47 (1), 2010)

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Authors Ulrike Protzer, Olaf Weber
Assisted by Protzer (Editor), Protzer (Editor), Ulrike Protzer (Editor), Ulrike (Hrsg.) Protzer (Editor), Ola Weber (Editor), Olaf Weber (Editor), Olaf (Hrsg.) Weber (Editor)
Publisher Birkhäuser
 
Languages English
Product format Hardback
Released 01.01.2008
 
EAN 9783764385576
ISBN 978-3-7643-8557-6
No. of pages 390
Weight 1000 g
Illustrations w. figs. (mostly col.)
Series Birkhäuser Advances in Infectious Diseases
Birkhäuser Advances in Infectious Diseases
Subject Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Microbiology

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