Ascorbic acid improves the intrahepatic
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Manuel HernΓ‘ndez-Guerra; Juan C. GarcΓa-PagΓ‘n; Juan Turnes; Pablo Bellot; RamΓ³n
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Article
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2006
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Patients with cirrhosis show intrahepatic endothelial dysfunction, characterized by an impaired flow-dependent vasorelaxation. This alteration is responsible for the marked postprandial increase in portal pressure and is attributed to an insufficient release of nitric oxide (NO). Ascorbic acid rever