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. 2017 Dec 20;130(24):3005-3006.
doi: 10.4103/0366-6999.220314.

Drug-induced Liver Injury Due to Lepidium meyenii (Maca) Medicinal Liquor

An Xiao  1 , Hai-Ying He  1 , Qing Chen  1 , Shi-Wu Ma  1
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Drug-induced Liver Injury Due to Lepidium meyenii (Maca) Medicinal Liquor

An Xiao et al. Chin Med J (Engl). .
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Trends of serum liver function results during the clinical course and follow-up. ALT: Alanine transaminase; AST: Aspartate aminotransferase; ALP: Alkaline phosphatase; γ-GT: γ-Glutamyl transpeptidase.
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