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The Cerebral and Peripheral Uptake of Ammonia in Liver Disease With an Hypothesis for the Mechanism of Hepatic Coma 12

Year: 1955

Type: article

Abstract: Hepatic coma is a frequent terminal event in cirrhosis of the liver.Interest in its pathogenesis and treatment has been stimulated by recent observations that there is some relation between the increased blood ammonia level and the development of coma (24).

Source: Journal of Clinical Investigation

DOI: 10.1172/jci103111

Authors: Samuel P. Bessman, Alice N. Bessman

Institution: Children's Hospital Foundation

Language: English

Topic: Liver Disease and Transplantation

Subfield: Hepatology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: National Institutes of Health