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Ammonia: Key factor in the pathogenesis of hepatic encephalopathy

✍ Scribed by Roger F. Butterworth; Jean-François Giguère; Jean Michaud; Joël Lavoie; Gilles Pomier Layrargues

Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Year
1987
Tongue
English
Weight
995 KB
Volume
6
Category
Article
ISSN
1044-7393

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