Although less common, it may also present in patients with a history of chronic alcoholism or other conditions related to decreased liver function.

* Although Vesalius accepted Galen's inaccurate claim that the liver was the locale of blood production, he would not accept that the vena cava stems from the liver.

Although the three musicians chose not to speak publicly about the shows, Clapton would later state that he had become more " generous " in regard to his past, and that the physical health of Bruce and Baker was a major factor: Bruce had recently undergone a liver transplant for liver cancer, and had almost lost his life, while Baker had severe arthritis.

Although the liver is capable of relevant glutamine synthesis, its role in glutamine metabolism is more regulatory than producing, since the liver takes up large amounts of glutamine derived from the gut.

Although he came out of his coma later in April, his colorectal cancer had advanced and he died in London on 20 May 2012 at the age of 62 from liver and kidney failure, three days after another disco legend, Donna Summer.

( Although glycogen synthase deficiency does not result in storage of extra glycogen in the liver, it is often classified with the GSDs as type 0 because it is another defect of glycogen storage and can cause similar problems.

Although ketoconazole is a relatively weak antiandrogen, side-effects seen as a result of exposure include serious liver damage and reduced levels of androgens from both the testicles and adrenal glands.

Although most commonly due to cirrhosis, severe liver disease or metastatic cancer, its presence can portend other significant medical problems.

Although hepatocellular carcinoma most commonly affects adults, children who are affected with biliary atresia, infantilecholestasis, glycogen-storage diseases, and other cirrhotic diseases of the liver are predisposed to developing hepatocellular carcinoma.

Although liver biopsy reveals liver involvement in 60 to 90 % of cases, liver dysfunction is usually not important clinically.

Although steatosis ( fatty liver ) will develop in any individual who consumes a large quantity of alcoholic beverages over a long period of time, this process is transient and reversible.

Although the average liver concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls ( PCBs ) in Eurasian Sparrowhawks were lower in birds that died in 2005 compared to those that died in 2004, there was not a significant or consistent decline in residues between 2000 – 2005.

Although Abe seemed to regain his political influence, he died of liver cancer before he could make another bid for the position of prime minister.

Although glucose absorption from the gut is not typically a source of glucose appearance during exercise, the liver is capable of catabolizing stored glycogen ( glycogenolysis ) as well as synthesizing new glucose from specific reduced carbon molecules ( glycerol, pyruvate, and lactate ) in a process called gluconeogenesis.

Although the normal body stores three to five years ' worth of B < sub > 12 </ sub > in the liver, the usually undetected autoimmune activity in one's gut over a prolonged period of time leads to B < sub > 12 </ sub > depletion and the resulting anemia.

Although the primary site of release in humans is ambiguous, it is synthesized and released into the bloodstream by the vascular, glomerular, and tubular endothelium, and the sinusoidal cells of the liver.

Although DHEA is elevated, it is a weak androgen and too little testosterone is produced in the liver to offset the deficiency of testicular testosterone.

Although it was originally used to predict mortality during surgery, it is now used to determine the prognosis, as well as the required strength of treatment and the necessity of liver transplantation.

Although the cause of death was unknown, the victim had not suffocated or drowned ; besides the uterus being absent, the left lung had severe pleurisy ; no marks were found that the victim had borne children ; the heart was healthy and the right lung, liver, stomach, kidneys and spleen were normal.

Although every organ system secretes and responds to hormones ( including the brain, lungs, heart, intestine, skin, and the kidney ), the clinical specialty of endocrinology focuses primarily on the endocrine organs, meaning the organs whose primary function is hormone secretion.

Although they are not severely harmful, kidney stones can be a pain and a nuisance.

Although the kidney cannot directly sense blood, long-term regulation of blood pressure predominantly depends upon the kidney.

Although, in captivity, Green Iguanas will eat meat if presented with it, excessive consumption of animal protein results in severe kidney problems and possible premature death.

Although the use of ACE inhibitors and ARBs represents the current standard of care for patients with CKD, patients progressively lose kidney function while on these medications, as seen in the IDNT and RENAAL studies, which reported a decrease over time in estimated glomerular filtration rate ( an accurate measure of CKD progression, as detailed in the K / DOQI guidelines ) in patients treated by these conventional methods.

Although he was recovering from kidney disease, which required dialysis, Koda died the next day, aged 51.

Although most of Milagros ’ internal organs, including her heart and lungs, are in perfect condition, she was born with serious internal defects, including a deformed left kidney and a very small right one located very low in her body.

Although the donated kidney was rejected ten months later because no immunosuppressive therapy was available at the time — the development of effective antirejection drugs was years away — the intervening time gave Tucker's remaining kidney time to recover and she lived another five years.

Although hyperuricemia is asymptomatic for years, kidney and joint damage gradually accrue.

" Although the source and distribution of this disease was not known, the results of studies by Norwegian and Canadian scientists showed conclusively that the same virus was responsible for both infectious salmon anemia and hemorrhagic kidney syndrome.

Although it can be grazed by animals that are adapted, grazing of greasewood by sheep and cattle can result in oxalate poisoning resulting in kidney failure.

Although clearance may also involve other organs than the kidney, it is almost synonymous with renal clearance or renal plasma clearance.

Although partially blind from glaucoma by the age of 109 and completely blind from cataracts by 111, he nevertheless retained his memory and good health until his final days ; his medical history showed no signs of high blood pressure, heart or kidney trouble or diabetes.

Although in 1996 he dismissed claims that he was in ill health, Gardiner died on 16 November 2002 of polycystic kidney disease and chronic renal failure, and was buried nine days later, in Brompton Cemetery, London.

Although not the first person to conduct tooth transplants between living people, he did advance the state of knowledge in this area by realising that the chances of an ( initially, at least ) successful tooth transplant would be improved if the donor tooth was as fresh as possible and was matched for size with the recipient.

Although transplant rejection remains a problem, recent clinical trials that involved implanting pig insulin-secreting cells into diabetics did reduce these people's need for insulin.

Although difficult to transplant, once established Franklinia can live a century or more.

Although Washkansky died of pneumonia eighteen days after the transplant because of a weakened immune system, Barnard regarded the surgery as a success because the heart was " not being stimulated by an electrical machine " but completely by Washkansky.

Although promising, small intestine transplant has a mixed success rate, with postoperative mortality rate of up to 30 %.

Although the site may not contain the features themselves, there are often opportunities to include them as additional interest to the site.

Although Andrena is gregarious, so that we may find hundreds and hundreds of burrows together, we must still call it a solitary bee.

Although it is in some ways comparable to a voluntary sale of assets for cash, to which section 203 quite clearly applies, the courts and Treasury have held that acquiring corporations in several types of non-taxable reorganizations may sue for refund of taxes paid by transferors.

Although a large number of coatings systems, particularly at low thicknesses fail cohesively by the cutting mechanism, frequently a second type of cohesive failure may also take place.

Although there are seven other types of annual awards presented by the Academy ( the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award, the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, the Gordon E. Sawyer Award, the Scientific and Engineering Award, the Technical Achievement Award, the John A. Bonner Medal of Commendation, and the Student Academy Award ) plus two awards that are not presented annually ( the Special Achievement Award in the form of an Oscar statuette and the Honorary Award that may or may not be in the form of an Oscar statuette ), the best known one is the Academy Award of Merit more popularly known as the Oscar statuette.

Although this may seem extreme, the arguments.

Narayanan – AIR India Reporter 1988 Court Page No. 1381 ; 1988 Volume No. 3 SCC Court Cases Page No. 366 ; 1988 PLJR 78 – Although an affidavit may be taken as proof of the facts stated therein, the Courts have no jurisdiction to admit evidence by way of affidavit.

Although the terms adiabatic and isocaloric can often be interchanged, adiabatic processes may be considered a subset of isocaloric processes ; the remaining complement subset of isocaloric processes being processes where net heat transfer does not diverge regionally such as in an idealized case with mediums of infinite thermal conductivity or non-existent thermal capacity.

Although the range and precise application of defenses varies between jurisdictions, the following represents a list of the defenses that may apply to all levels of assault:

Although agates may be found in various kinds of rock, they are classically associated with volcanic rocks and can be common in certain metamorphic rocks.

Although details of the negotiations are lacking, Gruffydd ap Llywelyn swore loyalty to King Edward, but the oath may not have had any obligations on Gruffydd's part to Edward.

Although he was in charge of the project for the papal villa, the Villa Pamphili, now Villa Doria Pamphili, outside the Porta San Pancrazio in Rome, he may have had professional guidance on the design of the casino from the architect / engineer Girolamo Rainaldi and help with supervising its construction from his assistant Giovanni Francesco Grimaldi.

" Although a Greek, he may have been a soldier of the Persian army when Clazomenae was suppressed during the Ionian Revolt.

Although the term aeon may be used in reference to a period of a billion years ( especially in geology, cosmology or astronomy ), its more common usage is for any long, indefinite, period.

Although asado is eaten all over the country, its origin may be traced back to the Pampas.

Although these effects may be either beneficial or detrimental, the location of the area is crucial in determining the extent of the impact that abiotic stress will have.

Although most audio file formats support only one type of audio data ( created with an audio coder ), a multimedia container format ( as Matroska or AVI ) may support multiple types of audio and video data.

Although they may not recognize themselves as antiglobalists and are pro-capitalism, some economists who don't share the neoliberal approach of international economic institutions have strongly influenced the movement.

Although aluminium has a low gastrointestinal absorption, accumulation may occur mainly in the presence of renal insufficiency.

Although reactions to any drug may vary from person to person, generally those medications that contain aluminum or calcium are the likeliest to cause constipation, those that contain magnesium are the likeliest to cause diarrhea.

Although Anabaptists began with the Radical Reformers in the 16th century, certain people and groups may still legitimately be considered their forerunners due to a similar approach to the interpretation and application of the Bible.

Although Atlanta ’ s lack of bike lanes may deter many residents from cycling, the city ’ s transportation plan calls for the construction of 226 miles of bike lanes by 2020, with the BeltLine helping to achieve this goal.

Although Zermelo's fix allows a class to describe arbitrary ( possibly " large ") entities, these predicates of the meta-language may have no formal existence ( i. e., as a set ) within the theory.

Although initial studies suggested that antioxidant supplements might promote health, later large clinical trials with a limited number of antioxidants detected no benefit and even suggested that excess supplementation with certain putative antioxidants may be harmful.