Arginine and urea metabolism in the liver graft: A study using microdialysis in human orthotopic liver transplantation

Transplantation

Volumn 82, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1304-1311

  Silva, Michael A ^a   Mirza, Darius F ^a   Buckels, John A C ^a   Bramhall, Simon R ^a   Mayer, David ^a   Wigmore, Stephen J ^a   Murphy, Nick ^a   Richards, Douglas A ^b  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arginase; Initial poor function; Ischemia reperfusion injury; Nitric oxide; Nitric oxide synthase

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; AMINO ACID; ARGINASE; ARGININE; CITRULLINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE; ORNITHINE; UREA;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL LIVER DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE HEPATITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER GRAFT; LIVER GRAFT REJECTION; LIVER PERFUSION; LIVER PRESERVATION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; METABOLITE; MICRODIALYSIS; ORGAN DONOR; PRIMARY BILIARY CIRRHOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECIPIENT; UREA CYCLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARGININE; BRAIN DEATH; CADAVER; CITRULLINE; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; HUMANS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MICRODIALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; ORNITHINE; TISSUE DONORS; UREA;

EID: 33751530017     PISSN: 00411337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.tp.0000241099.93794.d6     Document Type: Article

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