Hydrogen: A promising novel treatment for hepatic encephalopathy?

Free Radical Biology and Medicine

Volumn 63, Issue , 2013, Pages 457-458

  Qu, Junyan ^a   Lün, Xiaoju ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN;

ACUTE LIVER FAILURE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; LETTER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84879807098     PISSN: 08915849     EISSN: 18734596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2013.05.032     Document Type: Letter

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