Hepatic blood flow and metabolism in severe falciparum malaria: clearance of intravenously administered galactose.
1. Hypoglycaemia and lactic acidosis are important manifestations of severe falciparum malaria. To investigate hepatic gluconeogenesis in acute falciparum malaria, liver blood flow and galactose clearance were estimated in seven adult patients with moderately severe infection and seven patients with...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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1992
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