Effect of dobutamine on the arterial ketone body ratio and portal blood flow velocity in cirrhosis
β Scribed by Kozo Kajlmura; Fuminori Morlyasu; Tohru Kimura; Minora Okuma; Keiichiro Mori; Kazuo Ozawa
- Book ID
- 114796864
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 702 KB
- Volume
- 13
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0106-9543
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