Progress in Liver Diseases

Progress in Liver Diseases, Volume II presents the progress made in the understanding of bilirubin metabolism and secretion. This book discusses the mechanisms underlying the transport of bilirubin in the liver, intestine, and kidney. Organized into 31 chapters, this volume begins with an overview of bilirubin metabolism and secretion from the point of view of transport within the liver cell. This text then discusses the relation of hematopoietic factors and coagulation mechanisms to hepatic function. Other chapters consider the etiology of viral hepatitis. This book discusses as well the appearance of genetic considerations in liver disease, as a reflection of progress in this discipline. The final chapter deals with the effects of closer relations with other nations and of migration from foreign lands and vice-versa, which have continued the interest in geographic pathology. This book is a valuable resource for pathologists, physicians, biochemists, physiologists, clinicians, and clinical researchers.

Foreword1. The Disposal of Bilirubin2. The Function of the Biliary Tract3. Intrahepatic Cholestasis4. Liver Perfusion5. Hematopoietic Factors in Liver Diseases6. Blood Coagulation Changes in Liver Diseases7. Protein Metabolism in Liver Disease8. Excretion of Purine and Pyrimidine Bases in Liver Disease9. Steroid Hormone Metabolism in Liver Disease10. Detoxification of Drugs in the Liver11. Alcohol and the Liver12. Hepatic Cell Replication during Growth and Regeneration13. The Physiopathology of the Reticuloendothelial Cells of the Liver and Spleen14. Some Aspects of Connective Tissue of the Liver15. Geographic Considerations in Liver Disease16. Hepatic Schistosomiasis: Morphological Aspects17. Clinical Aspects of Schistosomiasis Mansoni18. Iron Storage Diseases and the Liver20. Familial Hepatic Diseases with Portal Hypertension with or without Cirrhosis21. Some Aspects of the Ultrastructural Pathology of the Liver22. Epidemiology and Etiology of Viral Hepatitis23. Viral Hepatitis in Korea: Clinical Observations and Studies Performed during Prospective Studies to obtain Specimens for Virologic Culture24. Observation on Chronic Hepatitis in Japan: Morphology, Etiology and Sequel25. Hepatic Lymph in Cirrhosis26. The Encephalopathy of Portacaval Shunt (Eck Fistula)27. Hepatic Hemodynamics and Portal Hypertension28. Radiologic Methods in Liver Diseases29. Surgical Treatment of Hepatic Tumors30. Present Status of Transplantation of the Liver31. The Problem of Chronicity in Liver DiseaseIndex