Urea and glucose production in the liver of patients with alcohol-induced cirrhosis;Harnstoff- und Glucoseproduktion der Leber bei Patienten mit alkoholinduzierter Zirrhose

Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 122, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 75-79

  Schricker, T ^a,b   Albuszies, G ^a,b   Weidenbach, H ^a,c   Beckh, K H ^a,c   Ensinger, H ^a,b   Geisser, W ^a,b   Adler, G ^a,c   Georgieff, M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b Klin F Anasthesiologie der Univ   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; ISOTOPE; UREA;

ADULT; ALCOHOL LIVER CIRRHOSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; HUMAN; LIVER METABOLISM; MALE;

EID: 0031039580     PISSN: 00120472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1047579     Document Type: Article

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