The contribution of various organs to ammonia formation: A review of factors determining the arterial ammonia concentration

Annals of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 23-30

  Huizenga, J R ^a   Gips, C H ^a   Tangerman, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Hepatic encephalopathy; Liver; Metabolism

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA;

AMMONIA BLOOD LEVEL; AMMONIA FORMATION; BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN METABOLISM; DEAMINATION; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE METABOLISM; HUMAN; KIDNEY METABOLISM; LIVER METABOLISM; LIVER MITOCHONDRION; LUNG; METABOLISM; MUSCLE METABOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPLEEN; TISSUE METABOLISM;

EID: 0030045255     PISSN: 00045632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000456329603300103     Document Type: Review

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