Detoxification
References & further reading on liver function and detoxification
1 WikiAnswers.com. 2009. How big is your liver? URL: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_big_is_your_liver (accessed 07.06.2009).
2 Guyton, A., & Hall, J. 2006. Chapters 67–70. In Textbook of Medical Physiology, 862. Philadelphia: Elsevier, Inc.
3 Larusso, N. 1998. Part 10. Alimentary tract, liver, biliary tree, and pancreas. In Internal Medicine (5th ed.), ed. J. Stein et al., 2122. St. Louis, MO: Mosby. URL: http://books.google.com/books?id=mqg2dPYS-u0C&pg=PA2122&lpg=PA2122 (accessed 07.30.2009).
4 Guyton, A., & Hall, J. 2006. Chapters 67–70. In Textbook of Medical Physiology, 862. Philadelphia: Elsevier, Inc.
5 [No author listed.] 2007. Cholesterol management health center. High triglycerides — overview. URL: http://www.webmd.com/cholesterol-management/tc/high-triglycerides-overview (accessed 07.31.2009).
6 [No author listed.] 2007. The urea cycle. URL: http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/U/UreaCycle.html (accessed 07.31.2009).
7 Martin, M., et al. 2009. Profiling chemicals based on chronic toxicity results from the US EPA ToxRef Database. URL: http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pubmed&pubmedid=19337514 (accessed 07.02.2009).
8 Science Daily. 2009. Fatty liver disease: The next big thing. URL: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090415075144.htm (accessed 07.02.2009).
9 Suzuki, A., & Abdelmalek, M. 2009. Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in women. Women’s Health (Lond., Engl.), 5 (2), 191–203. URL (abstract): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19245356 (accessed 07.02.2009).
10 Erickson, S. Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. J. Lipid Res., 50 (Suppl.), S412–S416. URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19074370 (accessed 07.02.2009).
11 Metametrix. 2007. Detoxification capacity profile. URL (PDF): http://www.metametrix.com/DirectoryOfServices/pdf/pdf_sample_0180DetoxificationCapacity-SalivaUrine.pdf (accessed 07.06.2009).
Reference for textbox on factors that can influence your liver function
Thomas, H. 2008. Abnormal liver function tests. URL: http://www.patient.co.uk/showdoc/40024562/ (accessed 07.02.2009).
Reference for textbox on supplements and vitamins that support liver function
Lieber C. 1999. Role of S-adenosyl-L-methionine in the treatment of liver diseases. J. Hepatol., 30 (6), 1155–1159.
Frezza, M., et al. 1990. Oral S-adenosyl-methionine in the symptomatic treatment of intrahepatic cholestasis: A doubleblind, placebo-controlled study.
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Your liver — the detoxification specialist
Original Publication Date: 08/24/2009
Last Modified: 02/16/2010
Principal Author: Marcella Sweet