Is a clinical application of hybrid liver support systems limited by an initial disorder in cellular amino acid and α-keto acid metabolism, rather than by later gradual loss of primary hepatocyte function?

Transplantation

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 224-228

  Gerlach, J C ^a,d   Fuchs, M ^a,b   Smith, M D ^a,c   Bornemann, R ^a   Encke, J ^a   Neuhaus, P ^a   Riedel, E ^a,b  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^d CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 OXOACID; 2 OXOGLUTARIC ACID; 2 OXOISOCAPROIC ACID; 2 OXOISOVALERIC ACID; AMINO ACID; PYRUVIC ACID; VALERIC ACID;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; CELL ISOLATION; CELL METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER FUNCTION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE;

AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; ARTIFICIAL ORGANS; CELLS, CULTURED; CULTURE MEDIA; KETO ACIDS; LIVER; MALE; SWINE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030008541     PISSN: 00411337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007890-199607270-00013     Document Type: Article

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