Synopses & Reviews
The special topic of artificial liver support is comprehensively discussed in this book in four parts. The first deals with the present knowledge in the physiology, biochemistry and morphology of liver failure and regeneration. The second describes accepted clinical methods in sucha way that they can be used and repeated by other clinicians working in the field. The third part presents new experimental methods in detail for researchers. The fourth and last part rounds up the topic with an overview of the present status of liver transplantation and possible future developments.