Effect of oral supplementation with branched-chain amino acid granules in the early stage of cirrhosis

Hepatology Research

Volumn 30, Issue SUPPL., 2004, Pages 36-41

  Nishiguchi, Shuhei ^a   Habu, Daiki ^a  

^a OSAKA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Branched chain amino acid (BCAA); Branched chain amino acid tyrosine ratio (BTR); Compensated cirrhosis

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; BRANCHED CHAIN AMINO ACID; LIVACT; TYROSINE;

ADULT; AGED; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE; HEPATOBILIARY PARAMETERS; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 11144308976     PISSN: 13866346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hepres.2004.08.009     Document Type: Article

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