Brain Edema in Acute Liver Failure: Role of Neurosteroids

Brain edema is a major neurological complication of acute liver failure (ALF) and swelling of astrocytes (cytotoxic brain edema) is the most prominent neuropathological abnormality in this condition. Elevated brain ammonia level has been strongly implicated as an important factor in the mechanism of...

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Published in:Arch Biochem Biophys
Main Authors: Jayakumar, A.R., Ruiz-Cordero, R., Tong, X.Y., Norenberg, M.D.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2013
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4737089/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23567839
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.abb.2013.03.007
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