Neurobiological characterization of an azoxymethane mouse model of acute liver failure

Neurochemistry International

Volumn 48, Issue 6-7, 2006, Pages 434-440

  Bélanger, Mireille ^a   Côté, Jean ^a   Butterworth, Roger F ^a  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acute liver failure; Amino acids; Azoxymethane; Brain edema; Gene expression

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; AMMONIA; AZOXYMETHANE;

AMINO ACID BRAIN LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA REFLEX; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE MODEL; GENETIC MANIPULATION; HEPATIC COMA; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYPERAMMONEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOTHERMIA; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER FUNCTION; LIVER TOXICITY; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOUSE; NEUROBIOLOGY; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLEX DISORDER; REPRODUCIBILITY; RIGHTING REFLEX;

AMINO ACIDS; AMMONIA; ANIMALS; AZOXYMETHANE; BODY WATER; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HYPOTHERMIA, INDUCED; LIVER; LIVER FAILURE, ACUTE; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33645857685     PISSN: 01970186     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuint.2005.11.022     Document Type: Article

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