Short-term effects of branched-chain amino acids on liver functIon tests in cirrhotic patients

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 152-157

  Tangkijvanich, Pisit ^a   Mahachai, Varocha ^a   Wittayalertpanya, Supeecha ^a   Ariyawongsopon, Vilailak ^a   Isarasena, Sachapan ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BRANCHED CHAIN AMINO ACID; CAFFEINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TIME;

ADULT; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; AMINO ACIDS, BRANCHED-CHAIN; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; CAFFEINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0034156782     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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