Hyperammonemia is a feature of liver failure, which is associated with increased risk of infection. The aims of the present study were to determine in vitro, in rats fed an ammoniagenic diet and in patients with cirrhosis, whether induction of hyperammonemia results in neutrophil dysfunction. As hyp
Interorgan ammonia trafficking in liver disease
β Scribed by Steven W. M. Olde Damink; Rajiv Jalan; Cornelius H. C. Dejong
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 202 KB
- Volume
- 24
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0885-7490
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