Methods of measuring metabolism during surgery in humans: Focus on the liver-brain relationship

Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 523-530

  Battezzati, Alberto ^a,b,c   Bertoli, Simona ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c ICANS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Brain microdialysis; Glucose; Kinetics; Liver transplantation

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; AMINO ACID; GLUCOSE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ANESTHESIA; ASTROCYTE; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN METABOLISM; BRAIN SURGERY; GLUCONEOGENESIS; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER FUNCTION; LIVER METABOLISM; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MICRODIALYSIS; NERVE CELL; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PHYSIOLOGY; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROTEIN METABOLISM; REVIEW; SURGICAL STRESS; BRAIN; ENERGY METABOLISM; LIVER; METABOLIC CLEARANCE RATE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY;

AMINO ACIDS; BRAIN; ENERGY METABOLISM; GLUCONEOGENESIS; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LIVER; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; METABOLIC CLEARANCE RATE; MICRODIALYSIS;

EID: 13444275739     PISSN: 13631950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00075197-200409000-00004     Document Type: Review

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