I-FABP, citrulline and non-invasive liver dysfunction indices in patients with depression - cross-sectional study
Jakub Rogalski1, Joanna Grzelczyk2, Aleksandra Margulska3
1Department of Old Age Psychiatry and Psychotic Disorders, Medical University of Lodz, Czechosłowacka 8/10, Lodz, 92-216, Poland.
BMC Gastroenterology
|January 4, 2026
Abstract
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