Effectiveness and Safety Assessment of Citrate Anticoagulation During Albumin Dialysis in Comparison to Other Methods of Anticoagulation.

Liver failure is a serious and often deadly disease often requiring MARS (Molecular Adsorbent Recirculating System) therapy. Choosing the safe and effective method of anticoagulation during artificial liver support systems seems to be very difficult and extremely important. The aim of this study was to assess effectiveness and safety of regional anticoagulation with citrate in liver failure patients during MARS.

[The role and clinical meaning of inhibins in female reproductive function].

The existence of inhibins was suggested in 1932, but their complete function and all places of secretion still aren't recognized. Inhibins are glycoproteins produced by the granulosa and theca cells of the ovary and, in lower proportions, by some extragonadal tissues. During pregnancy, placenta becomes the predominant secretory organ for inhibins.