Anti-hypoalbuminemic effect of branched-chain amino acid granules in patients with liver cirrhosis is independent of dietary energy and protein intakehepr

Hepatology Research

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1027-1035

  Yatsuhashi, Hiroshi ^a   Ohnishi, Yoshifumi ^b   Nakayama, Seiichi ^c   Iwase, Hiroaki ^d   Nakamura, Teiji ^e   Imawari, Michio ^f  

^a NATIONAL HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION NAGASAKI MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^b SHIZUOKA MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^c National Hospital Organization Tochigi Medical Center   (Japan)

^d NATIONAL HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION NAGOYA MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^e KANAGAWA UNIVERSITY OF HUMAN SERVICES   (Japan)

^f SHOWA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Albumin; Branched chain amino acids; Food intake; Hepatic failure; Liver cirrhosis

Indexed keywords

BRANCHED CHAIN AMINO ACID; LIVACT; SERUM ALBUMIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASCITES; CALORIC INTAKE; CHILD PUGH SCORING; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOALBUMINEMIA; INTERVENTION STUDY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTEIN INTAKE; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 84861167410     PISSN: 13866346     EISSN: 1872034X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1872-034X.2011.00864.x     Document Type: Article

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