Mixture of N-carbamoyl-L-glutamate plus L-arginine can protect rats with liver cirrhosis from acute ammonia intoxication

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 719-725

  Kim, Wook Hwan ^a   Park, Hyelee ^a   Yun, Chawon ^a   Cho, Hyeseong ^a   Kim, Sangduk ^b   Paik, Woon Ki ^a   Jeon, Soung Hoo ^a   Lee, Jae Ho ^a  

^a Ajou University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Carbamoylphosphate synthetase I; Hyper ammonemia; Liver cirrhosis; N carbamoyl L glutamate plus L arginine

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; CARBAMOYL PHOSPHATE SYNTHASE; CARGLUMIC ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMMONIA BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HYPERAMMONEMIA; INTOXICATION; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER DISEASE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACETATES; ACUTE DISEASE; AMMONIA; ANIMALS; ARGININE; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CARBAMOYL-PHOSPHATE SYNTHASE (AMMONIA); DIMETHYLNITROSAMINE; DRUG SYNERGISM; GLUTAMATES; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; POISONING; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0035742541     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8278(01)00199-4     Document Type: Article

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