Determination of ammonia concentrations in cirrhosis patients-still confusing after all these years?
By the end of the nineteenth century, ammonia had been identified as the main factor responsible for hepatic encephalopathy syndrome. Ammonia is one of the principal products of hepatic metabolism and high concentrations are toxic to the body. Under physiological conditions, the main way by which th...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2011-01-01
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Series: | Annals of Hepatology |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1665268119316096 |