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Liver Diseases, Parasitic
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D008109 |
[Liver diseases caused by infections with PARASITES, such as tapeworms (CESTODA) and flukes (TREMATODA).
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Liver Extracts
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D008110 |
[Extracts of liver tissue containing uncharacterized specific factors with specific activities; a soluble thermostable fraction of mammalian liver is used in the treatment of pernicious anemia.
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Liver Failure
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D017093 |
[Severe inability of the LIVER to perform its normal metabolic functions, as evidenced by severe JAUNDICE and abnormal serum levels of AMMONIA; BILIRUBIN; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASES; and albumin/globulin ratio. (Blakiston's Gould Medical Dictionary, 4th ed)
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Liver Failure, Acute
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D017114 |
[A form of rapid-onset LIVER FAILURE, also known as fulminant hepatic failure, caused by severe liver injury or massive loss of HEPATOCYTES. It is characterized by sudden development of liver dysfunction and JAUNDICE. Acute liver failure may progress to exhibit cerebral dysfunction even HEPATIC COMA depending on the etiology that includes hepatic ISCHEMIA, drug toxicity, malignant infiltration, and viral hepatitis such as post-transfusion HEPATITIS B and HEPATITIS C.
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Liver Function Tests
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D008111 |
[Blood tests that are used to evaluate how well a patient's liver is working and also to help diagnose liver conditions.
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Liver Glycogen
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D008112 |
[Glycogen stored in the liver. (Dorland, 28th ed)
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Liver Neoplasms
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D008113 |
[Tumors or cancer of the LIVER.
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Liver Neoplasms, Experimental
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D008114 |
[Experimentally induced tumors of the LIVER.
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Liver Regeneration
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D008115 |
[Repair or renewal of hepatic tissue.
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Liver Transplantation
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D016031 |
[The transference of a part of or an entire liver from one human or animal to another.
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Liver X Receptors
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D000071518 |
[A liver X receptor that is expressed primarily by cells in the liver and other metabolically-active tissues.
, Nuclear receptors that bind OXYSTEROLS and function as heterodimers with RETINOID X RECEPTORS. They have important functions in regulating cholesterol homeostasis, ENERGY METABOLISM; INFLAMMATION; and the immune response.
, A liver X receptor that is ubiquitously expressed. Loss of LXR-beta function is associated with an increase in the expression of UNCOUPLING PROTEIN 1 as well as OBESITY.
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Liver, Artificial
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D019164 |
[Devices for simulating the activities of the liver. They often consist of a hybrid between both biological and artificial materials.
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Liver-Specific Organic Anion Transporter 1
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D027381 |
[An organic anion transporter found in human and mouse liver. It is capable of transporting a variety organic anions and mediates sodium-independent uptake of bile in the liver.
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Livestock
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D058751 |
[Domesticated farm animals raised for home use or profit but excluding POULTRY. Typically livestock includes CATTLE; SHEEP; HORSES; SWINE; GOATS; and others.
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Living Donors
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D019520 |
[Non-cadaveric providers of organs for transplant to related or non-related recipients.
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Living Wills
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D016224 |
[Written, witnessed declarations in which persons request that if they become disabled beyond reasonable expectation of recovery, they be allowed to die rather than be kept alive by extraordinary means. (Bioethics Thesaurus)
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Lizards
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D008116 |
[Reptiles within the order Squamata that generally possess limbs, moveable EYELIDS, and EXTERNAL EAR openings, although there are some species which lack one or more of these structures.
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Loa
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D008117 |
[A genus of parasitic nematodes found throughout the rain-forest areas of the Sudan and the basin of the Congo. L. loa inhabits the subcutaneous tissues, which it traverses freely.
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Lobbying
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D008119 |
[A process whereby representatives of a particular interest group attempt to influence governmental decision makers to accept the policy desires of the lobbying organization.
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Lobelia
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D029746 |
[A plant genus of the family CAMPANULACEAE used medicinally and is a source of LOBELINE.
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