Liver function in heroin addicts
PJMR-Pakistan Journal of Medical Research. 1991; 30 (1): 16-17
in English
| IMEMR
| ID: emr-21922
ABSTRACT
To ascertain whether non-parenteral heroin ingestion would have undesirable effects on liver in persons with no previous history of liver disease, tests for liver function were carried out in 90 heroin addicts. The tests were normal but alkaline phosphatase was found significantly elevated. This study shows that heroin has no direct toxic effect on hepatocellular function
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IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Behavior, Addictive
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Substance-Related Disorders
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Liver Function Tests
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Pak. J. Med. Res.
Year:
1991
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