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  2. Ursodeoxycholic acid - Wikipedia

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    Ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA), also known as ursodiol, is a secondary bile acid, produced in humans and most other species from metabolism by intestinal bacteria.It is synthesized in the liver in some species, and was first identified in bile of bears of genus Ursus, from which its name derived. [8]

  3. Lobules of liver - Wikipedia

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    In histology (microscopic anatomy), the lobules of liver, or hepatic lobules, are small divisions of the liver defined at the microscopic scale. The hepatic lobule is a building block of the liver tissue , consisting of a portal triad, hepatocytes arranged in linear cords between a capillary network, and a central vein .

  4. Tembagapura - Wikipedia

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    Tembagapura is a district in Mimika Regency, part of the Indonesian province of Central Papua, centered on an urban village built to support the Grasberg Mine.The district covers 2,586.86 km 2, and it had a population of 16,917 at the 2010 Census and 23,022 at the 2020 Census.

  5. Liver - Wikipedia

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    The liver, viewed from above, showing the left and right lobes separated by the falciform ligament. The liver is a dark reddish brown, wedge-shaped organ with two lobes of unequal size and shape. A human liver normally weighs approximately 1.5 kilograms (3.3 pounds) [11] and has a width of about 15 centimetres (6 inches). [12]

  6. First pass effect - Wikipedia

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    The liver is the major site of first pass effect; however, it can also occur in the lungs, vasculature or other metabolically active tissues in the body. Notable drugs that experience a significant first pass effect are buprenorphine , chlorpromazine , cimetidine , diazepam , ethanol (drinking alcohol), imipramine , insulin , lidocaine ...

  7. Papeda (food) - Wikipedia

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    It is also widespread in Papua New Guinea and serves as the counterpart to central and western Indonesian cuisines that favour rice as their staple food. [ 3 ] The starch is acquired by felling the trunk of a sago palm tree , cutting it in half, and scraping the soft inner parts of the trunk, the pith, producing a crude sago pith flour.

  8. Thiamazole - Wikipedia

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    It is important to monitor any symptoms of fever or sore throat while taking thiamazole; this could indicate the development of agranulocytosis, an uncommon but severe side effect resulting from a drop in the white blood cell count (to be specific, neutropenia, a deficiency of neutrophils).

  9. Fatty liver disease - Wikipedia

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    Fatty liver disease (FLD), also known as hepatic steatosis and steatotic liver disease (SLD), is a condition where excess fat builds up in the liver. [1] Often there are no or few symptoms. [1] [2] Occasionally there may be tiredness or pain in the upper right side of the abdomen. [1] Complications may include cirrhosis, liver cancer, and ...