Stenosis of a portacaval anastomosis affects circadian locomotor activity in the rat: A multivariable analysis

American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology

Volumn 273, Issue 6 36-6, 1997, Pages

  Córdoba, Juan ^a   Dupuis, Joseé ^a   Gottstein, Jeanne ^a   Blei, Andrés T ^a,b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Hepatic encephalopathy

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; FEMALE; GENDER; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PORTOCAVAL SHUNT; PRESSURE GRADIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STENOSIS; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0031417394     PISSN: 01931857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.1997.273.6.g1218     Document Type: Article

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