Bibliography
Boron, Walter F., and Emile L. Boulpaep. Medical physiology: a cellular and molecular approach. Updated ed. Philadelphia, Pa.: Elsevier Saunders, 2005.
This book was helpful because of its detailed information about the liver. I could find details about all of the interactions of liver cells with their environment and their contributions to our hemostasis.
Kapit, Wynn, Robert I. Macey, and Esmail Meisami. The physiology coloring book . 2nd ed. San Francisco: Addison Wesley Longman, 2000.
This was very helpful as an introduction to the general organization of the body, its systems and organs.
Latham, Stephen. This bioethicist from The American Society for Bioethics and Humanity gave me great insight into the machinery behind the transplant business.
Lee, William M., and Roger Williams. Acute liver failure . Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1997.
This book gave me in depth information on acute liver failure due to viral hepatitis and various drugs.
Marieb, Elaine Nicpon. Study guide, Human anatomy & physiology, fifth edition . 5th ed. San Francisco: Benjamin Cummings, 2001.
This book was extremely helpful with general background information about the liver and its normal functioning.
Palmer, Melissa. Dr. Melissa Palmer's guide to hepatitis & liver disease . New York, NY: Avery, 2000.
This book contained an overview of the effects of viral hepatitis on the liver.
Reddy, K. Rajender, and Thomas Faust. The clinician's guide to liver disease . Thorofare, NJ: SLACK Inc., 2006.
This book gave me information on the effects of viral hepatitis and drug intoxication on the liver.
Shannon, Joyce Brennfleck. Liver disorders sourcebook: basic consumer health information about the liver and how it works; liver diseases, including cancer, cirrhosis, hepatitis, and toxic and drug related diseases; tips for maintaining a healthy liver; laboratory tests; radiology. Detroit, Mich.: Omnigraphics, 2000.
This was a useful book on the liver disorders I was writing about and more insight into the normal liver functions, as well.
Saltzman, W. Mark. This Yale professor gave me great insights into the working of the human body in general, the liver in particular and modern medical advances in treatments of liver disorders, especially strides made in artificial livers.Chicago formatting by BibMe.org
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