Nitrite and nitrate levels in patients with cirrhosis of the liver: Influence of kidney function and fasting state

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 297-302

  Heller, Jorg ^a   Kristeleit, H ^a   Brensing, K A ^a   Woitas, R P ^a   Spengler, U ^a   Sauerbruch, Tilman ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cirrhosis; Kidney function; Nitrate; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; BILIRUBIN; CHOLINESTERASE; CREATININE; NITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITE; UREA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HUMAN; INULIN CLEARANCE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER FUNCTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROTHROMBIN TIME; URINE LEVEL; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0032910510     PISSN: 00365521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365529950173726     Document Type: Article

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