The dynamics of ammonia metabolism in man. Effects of liver disease and hyperammonemia.

The cyclotron-produced radionuclide, 13N, was used to label ammonia and to study its metabolism in a group of 5 normal subjects and 17 patients with liver disease, including 5 with portacaval shunts and 11 with encephalopathy. Arterial ammonia levels were 52-264 micron. The rate of ammonia clearance...

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Published in:	J Clin Invest
Main Authors:	Lockwood, A H, McDonald, J M, Reiman, R E, Gelbard, A S, Laughlin, J S, Duffy, T E, Plum, F
Format:	Artigo
Language:	Inglês
Published:	American Society for Clinical Investigation 1979
Subjects:	Research Article
Online Access:	https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC371973/ https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/429564/ https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://doi.org/10.1172/JCI109322
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