The relationship between amino acid-nitorgen metabolism and plasma zinc in patients with chronic liver disease

Kanzo/Acta Hepatologica Japonica

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 120-125

  Katayama, K ^a   Ooka, Y ^a   Kikkawa, S ^a   Uemura, A ^a   Shinzaki, S ^a   Egawa, S ^a   Yokoi, T ^a   Nanjo, A ^a   Ito, Y ^a   Naito, M ^a   Ishibashi, K ^a  

^a OSAKA KOSEI NENKIN HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; AMMONIA; NITROGEN; ZINC;

ADULT; AGED; AMINO ACID METABOLISM; AMMONIA BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC DISORDER; NITROGEN METABOLISM; SUPPLEMENTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ZINC BLOOD LEVEL; ZINC DEFICIENCY;

EID: 0035022437     PISSN: 04514203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2957/kanzo.42.120     Document Type: Article

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