Zinc supplementation reduces blood ammon
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Oliviero Riggio; Manuela Merli; Livio Capocaccia; Massimo Caschera; Angelo Zullo
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Article
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1992
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Zinc deficiency is common in cirrhosis and may be involved in the alteration of ammonia metabolism. Rats with carbon tetrachloride-induced cirrhosis have high plasma ammonia and low serum and tissue zinc levels. We used this model to examine the effects of oral zinc supplementation on activities of