Effects of lactulose on nitrogen metabolism

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology, Supplement

Volumn 32, Issue 222, 1997, Pages 83-87

  Weber Jr , F L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

ammonia; dietary fiber; hepatic encephalopathy; lactulose

Indexed keywords

LACTULOSE; NEOMYCIN; AMMONIA; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENT; NITROGEN; UREA;

DIETARY FIBER; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HUMAN; NITROGEN METABOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; COLON; FECES; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY;

AMMONIA; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COLON; DIETARY FIBER; FECES; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENTS; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HUMANS; LACTULOSE; NEOMYCIN; NITROGEN; UREA;

EID: 0030632495     PISSN: 00855928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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