Phagocytic function of neutrophils of patients with decompensated liver cirrhosis is restored by oral supplementation of branched-chain amino acids

Hepatology Research

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 207-211

  Nakamura, Ikuo ^a   Ochiai, Kaori ^a   Imawari, Michio ^b  

^a JICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SHOWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Branched chain amino acids (BCAA); Decompensated liver cirrhosis; Phagocytic function of neutrophils

Indexed keywords

BRANCHED CHAIN AMINO ACID; FUROSEMIDE; ISOLEUCINE; LEUCINE; LIVACT; SERUM ALBUMIN; VALINE; VOGLIBOSE;

ADULT; AGED; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE FUNCTION; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FAILURE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NEUTROPHIL; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 4043099143     PISSN: 13866346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hepres.2004.04.005     Document Type: Article

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