Correction of maternal serum bile acid profile during ursodeoxycholic acid therapy in cholestasis of pregnancy

Background/Aims: Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy is characterized by pruritus and increased levels of serum bile acids, and is often associated with premature delivery, fetal distress, and perinatal mortality. The aims of the present study were: (i) to better define the serum bile acid profile...

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Main Author: Brites, Dora (author)
Other Authors: Rodrigues, Cecília M. P. (author), Oliveira, Nuno (author), Cardoso, Maria da Conceição (author), Graça, Luís M. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2017
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10451/28490
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.ul.pt:10451/28490