Decreased plasma isoleucine concentrations after upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage in humans

Gut

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 13-17

  Dejong, C H C ^a,b   Meijerink, W J H J ^a   Van Berlo, C L H ^a   Deutz, N E P ^a   Soeters, P B ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b De Wever Hospital Heerlen ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

amino acids; ammonia; cirrhosis; gastrointestinal haemorrhage; human; peptic ulcer disease; urea

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; ISOLEUCINE; UREA;

ADULT; AGED; AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS VARICES; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERAMMONEMIA; MALE; PEPTIC ULCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE; UREA BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0029942996     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/gut.39.1.13     Document Type: Article

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