Blood ammonia levels after intravenous infusion of glycine solution with and without ethanol

Scandinavian Journal of Urology and Nephrology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 222-227

  Hahn, Robert G ^a   Sandfeldt, Lars ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM SÖDER HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Amino acids; Blood ammonia; Ethyl; Glycine; Vasopressin

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; AMINO ACID; AMMONIA; GLYCINE; VASOPRESSIN;

ABSORPTION; ADULT; AMMONIA BLOOD LEVEL; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPERAMMONEMIA; ION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION;

ADULT; AMINO ACIDS; AMMONIA; AREA UNDER CURVE; ETHANOL; GLYCINE; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; TIME FACTORS; VASOPRESSINS;

EID: 0032845943     PISSN: 00365599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/003655999750015817     Document Type: Article

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