Animal Models in Liver Research

This book presents a comprehensive survey and update of liver models used today by researchers on animal and human liver function and disease. Important topics of animal research that have lead to breakthroughs in understanding human diseases are covered, including: * Cholesterol and bile pigment gallstones * Alcoholic hepatopathy * Neonatal jaundice * Kernicterus (jaundice affecting the brain) Studies of animal models as varied as squirrel monkeys, gunn rats, lampreys, horses, and chickens make this a truly comparative synthesis.Cornelius, Charles E. is the author of 'Animal Models in Liver Research' with ISBN 9780120392377 and ISBN 0120392372.