Pathogenesis of hepatic encephalopathy

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 17, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2002, Pages

  Häussinger, Dieter ^a,b   Schliess, Freimut ^a   Kircheis, Gerald ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL DÜSSELDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR; CYTOKINE; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; INOSITOL; METHIONINE SULFOXIMINE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; TYROSINE;

ASTROCYTE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL SWELLING; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG EFFECT; GLIA CELL; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MAGNETOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NITRATION; NONHUMAN; OSMOTIC STRESS; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0036454831     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1746.17.s3.10.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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