The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of oral administration of branched-chain amino acid (BCAA)-enriched diets after portacaval shunt (PCS) in rats. Fifty-one Sprague-Dawley male rats (200 gm) underwent PCS and 55 a sham operation. Half of the animals received BCAA 142 mg per day thro
Effect of oral branched chain amino acids on behavior and brain serotonin metabolism in portacaval shunted rats
β Scribed by Finn Bengtsson; Anders Nobin; Bengt Falck; Fred H. Gage; Bengt Jeppsson
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1988
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 895 KB
- Volume
- 12
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0364-2313
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