TY - CHAP AU - Patricia M. Mulrooney-Cousins AU - Tomasz I. Michalak ED - Yoshiaki Mizuguchi Y1 - 2011-10-10 PY - 2011 T1 - New Aspects of Natural History and Pathogenicity of Hepadnaviral Infection and Hepatocyte Function Revealed by the Woodchuck Model of Hepatitis B N2 - Liver biopsy, first performed by Paul Ehrlich in 1883, remains an important diagnostic procedure for the management of hepatobiliary disorders and the candidate/donated organ for transplantation. The book "Liver biopsy in Modern Medicine" comprises 21 chapters covering the various aspects of the biopsy procedure in detail and provides an up-to-date insightful coverage to the recent advances in the management of the various disorders with liver biospy. This book will keep up with cutting edge understanding of liver biopsy to many clinicians, physicians, scientists, pharmaceutics, engineers and other experts in a wide variety of different disciplines. BT - Liver Biopsy in Modern Medicine SP - Ch. 21 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/20871 DO - 10.5772/20871 SN - PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-05-04 ER -