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Carbohydrate Metabolism in Liver Disease

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The purpose of this chapter is not to give a comprehensive overview of all aspects of fat and carbohydrate metabolism but to focus on glucose intolerance, its possible causes and the possible relationship with changes in fat metabolism. Facts with regard to metabolic disorders in liver disease are accumulating rapidly but the mechanisms involved are far from understood.

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Soeters, P.B., de Boer, J.E.G., Oostenbroek, R.J., Janssen, M.A. (1984). Carbohydrate Metabolism in Liver Disease. In: Capocaccia, L., Fischer, J.E., Rossi-Fanelli, F. (eds) Hepatic Encephalopathy in Chronic Liver Failure. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-4787-3_15

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