Effects of long-term oral misoprostol administration on hepatic amino acid-nitrogen metabolism in patients with cirrhosis

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 15-21

  Bianchi, Giampaolo ^a   Brizi, Mara ^a   Manini, Rita ^a   Fabbri, Andrea ^a   Loffreda, Stefano ^a   Zoli, Marco ^a   Marchesini, Giulio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Functional hepatic nitrogen clearance; Liver cirrhosis; Misoprostol; Prostaglandins of E series 1; Urea synthesis; Urea nitrogen synthesis rate

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; AMINO ACID; AMMONIA; GLUCAGON; INSULIN; MISOPROSTOL; PROSTAGLANDIN E1; UREA; ANTIULCER AGENT; NITROGEN;

ADULT; AMINO ACID METABOLISM; AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER CLEARANCE; MALE; NITROGEN METABOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; SYNTHESIS; AGED; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; LIVER; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; AGED; AMINO ACIDS; ANTI-ULCER AGENTS; BLOOD UREA NITROGEN; GLUCAGON; HUMANS; INSULIN; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MISOPROSTOL; NITROGEN; UREA;

EID: 0035991439     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8278(02)00094-6     Document Type: Article

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